Stay Away from Cultism And Drug Abuse – Mrs. Ambode Tells Students

Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode (middle), with Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun (left) and Dean, Students Affairs, Dr. Femi Obayori (right) during the 2nd LASU Distinguished Lecture Series, titled “Life Skills Education for Employment & Entrepreneurship Learning in the 21st Century”, at the University Auditorium, Ojo, Lagos.

Lagos State first lady Mrs. Bolanle Ambode appealed to students to abstain from cultism, drug abuse and other career-ruining ventures, stressing that no excuse could justify indulgence in social vices.

Mrs. Ambode, made the appeal in her keynote address at the second Distinguished Lecture of the Lagos State University (LASU) in Ojo, identified social vices as the bane of proper youth development in the country, urging them to resist the temptation to engage in social vices as they will only ruin their future.

According to her, “No matter the peer pressure, emotional challenge or psychological issues you may be facing, I urge you to say no to drugs, cultism and other vices. One moment of indiscretion is enough to ruin a life. Your lives will not be ruined”.

She urged them to make best use of the knowledge gained today, for their self-development tomorrow.

Mrs. Ambode, an alumna of LASU, rated students of the University very high, describing them as some of the best, capable of holding their own anywhere in the world.

Mrs. Ambode filled with nostalgia, recalled her student days when “I walked the same road as you do, eat at the same joints as you eat, attended lectures in some of those classes that you use today; I am a proud alumna of this great institution”.

She reflected that the founding fathers of the school had a vision of academic distinction for all students that would pass through it, hence the robust academic agenda and phenomenal rise of the institution, when compared to its peers around the country.

Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode (middle), being presented with an appreciation award plague by Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun (right) during the 2nd LASU Distinguished Lecture Series, titled “Life Skills Education for Employment & Entrepreneurship Learning in the 21st Century”, at the University Auditorium, Ojo, Lagos

She said because of the quality of education in that institution, many products of the school had gained global recognition and doing very well in coveted professions around the world.

Encouraging the students she said, “I can see seated before me this morning future presidents, governors, captains of industry, great researchers and accomplished technocrats.”

“The Lagos State Government in conjunction with our University has given you the platform to challenge yourselves to face the future, by offering you practical classes through the ‘Ready Set Work’ initiative, and series of lectures and programmes like we are having today,” she said.

She commended the university authorities for the establishment of a Career Development Centre, for continuous improvement of LASU graduates, for professional efficiency and effectiveness.

In his welcome address, Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun reeled out several scholastic and professional achievements recorded by the institution, through outstandingly brilliant male and female students, who have continued to make waves locally, continentally and globally.

He noted with pride, that the United Nations had just chosen a cohort of millennium fellows from the University, to support its Sustainable Development Goals.