- warns students, youths against vices
The Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Aliyu Umar Yusuf has restated his commitment to mentoring the next generation to ensure a secured and more assured future in the state and Nigeria’s leadership ecosystem.
This is contained in a Press statement signed and made available to journalists in Lokoja by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Yabagi Mohammed.
The statement noted that the speaker stated this in Lokoja on Wednesday when he played host to the Senate Arm of the Students Union Government of the Federal University Lokoja.
According to the statement, the speaker said now was the time to begin to farm up youths that would take over the leadership of the country, adding that young people and students require necessary training to ensure sustainable leadership system that would better fortune of the country.
He however advised many in any position of leadership not to compromise their education, stressing the need for students in higher institutions to balance their studies and leadership aspirations.
According to the Speaker, gone are the days when students unionism was about confrontation, adding that the current time was about the need to collaborate with the school management to ensure a conducive atmosphere for learning for the rest of the students.
The Speaker noted that the Assembly was an institution saddled with the responsibility of making laws for the good of the society and ensuring a robust relationship among various segments of the society.
He said lawmaking is a serious business that requires rigorous intellectual, mental and considerate disposition, adding that as the Senate Arm, they should make laws for the benefits of the students.
Earlier in his address, the SUG Senate President, Federal University Lokoja, Michael Owonibi said the essence of their visit was to give them the opportunity of having practical knowledge of the legislative process and procedures, noting that as leaders of the future, they want to become mentees of the Speaker.
He appealed to the Speaker to create the enabling environment that would allow them to be under his tutelage, and restated their commitment to making use of the opportunity the visit has afforded them.
