Entrenching Democractic Values for Good Governance in Nigeria: The Role of Adult Education

Abstract

This paper aims at stressing the need to involve Adult Education as a tool to educate and raise the level of awareness of illiterates on the issues of differences and diversities in building the culture of democracy and attaining sustainable livelihoods in Nigeria in particular and in Africa at large. Specifically, adult educators were convinced that education for democracy must be the prime purpose in their activities and that all education for adults, whatever the subject-matter or other purpose it might have, it should, like liberal education, be animated by democracy. Adult Education serves as transmitters of modern culture, religious institutions, old and new media, families and the Nations at large. There is no society that is static thus  adult education has helped Nigeria as a Country to educate illiterates to embrace democracy, it has also further helped her to disagree with the politicians who belief that money can do everything in life to gain/attain their political ambitions in life especially in democratic setting.

Key Words: Adult Education, Democracy, Development, Participation, Governance.