By Abstract
The question of what ought to constitute the nature and determining ground for the relationship between politics and education has become one of the contemporary subjects bothering on most Nigerian academics. In a bid to resolve this lingering imbroglio, this paper investigated the relationship between politics and education using the descriptive research method. In examining the relationship between politics and education, this work began with a clarification of the major concepts that underlying our discussion. Findings from the study revealed that politics and education are closely knitted together and they mutually reinforce one another. A good educational system is an off-shoot and consequence of a good political system and a good political system is impracticable without quality education because education helps in the provision of the needed manpower to drive the political system of a nation. The study also revealed that when a nation gets it right with politics and education, the country will surely be great and stable. The study however, concluded that the well-being, development and success of an individual or society at large depend to a large extent on the politics and education of that society. It recommended among others that authorities of educational institutions should partner with the government and international organizations to provide continual political education that gears towards political reorientation and sensitization of all facets of Nigeria beyond the limits of the classroom.
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