The Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has advised Nigeria students to shun temptations to be used as thugs by desperate politicians even as the nation moves toward the 2015 general election.
According to Dr. Ahmed, if the students get involved in cultism or are engaged as political thugs, it would be tantamount to mortgaging the future of the country.
Ahmed, who also charged Nigeria youths not to relent in the pursuit of peace, especially in the face of security challenges in some parts of the country, as only peace and unity anchored on equity and good governance can move the nation forward, gave the advice when a group of students under the auspices of the National Association of Nigeria Students Joint Campus Committee paid him a solidarity visit as part of their Kwara State Unity week celebration.
He said: “Youths have the right to ask for good governance based on inclusiveness.
“I charge you not to relent in your effort of pursuing peace and seeking peaceful co-existence.
“I also urge you to pursue academic excellence with vigour and determination to excel in life.”
Ahmed assured the students that his administration would continue to deplore resources for the enhancement of the quality of education in the state while its youth employment programme will generate about 8,000 job opportunities this year for the youths.
The Chairman of the NANS Joint Campus committee in Kwara State, Comrade Ibrahim AbdulRasaz Jeje, said the forum, comprising 10 public and five private schools in the state, organised the Unity Week to preach peace among students in the state.
Jeje, who commended the State Government on its educational development policies, however called for more deployment of infrastructure in the state owned schools.
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