Those in tertiary institutions should be required to write papers analyzing what went right and what went wrong.

Educational authorities in the South East of Nigeria should show the televised appearance of Mark Okoye, the CEO/GM of the South East Development Commission (SEDC), before the Senate Committee on the South East to every primary and secondary school student in the region.

Those in tertiary institutions should be required to write papers analyzing what went right and what went wrong.

What unfolded before the cameras was more than a routine oversight hearing. It was a teaching moment, not just for the actors involved but for the people of the Southeast in whose name they all sat.

The vigorous debate it has generated on social media should not be allowed to disappear into the graveyard of the information superhighway.