By Donald Iorchir
National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS), University of Abuja chapter, have celebrated their 2014Annual Cultural Day, tagged: The Role of Nigerian Youth in Nation Development, Prospect and Challenges.
The event took place at New Lecture Theatre, Faculty of Law, Mini Campus University of Abuja, Gwagwalada area council.
Speaking at the occasion, the Guest Speaker, Mr. James Folusho Abiona, said he came to tell the students that Ogun state had people of substance, people of excellence, who “always break in the limit anywhere they go.”
He charged the students to disengage themselves from cult activities, saying that “such activities do not bring about development of the economy, progress or prosperity in any country, but rather destruction to your lives, and your generation.”
Chairman of the occasion, Statistician-General of the Federation and the Chief Executive of National Bureau of Statistics, Dr. Oyeyemi
Kale, who was represented by the Head, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) National Bureau of Statistics, Biyi Fafunmi, said “as indigenes of Ogun state, we should ride on the back of this rich history and privilege pedigree to ensure that we continue to make a difference not only in our spheres of professional influence and national life but also back home to develop our communities at the grassroots.”
He said: “We should remember that, education, hardwork and creativity are the three areas that Ogun state has used to propel itself into limelight amongst the various ethnic nationalities.
“We should remember that victims of social oppression who have no voice of their own but to look up to people like us as their voice.”
Welcoming guest and students, the President of National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS, University of Abuja chapter, Tekun Olanrewaju Muyiwa, said it had always been a tradition of this noble association to organise a befitting cultural day every year in academic session “in order to showcase our cultural heritage; because most of these students have grown up here in the North, that is why we decided to put this in place in order for them to remember what their culture looks like.”