Improve Yourselves, Lagos Lawmaker Urges Youths

The Deputy Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mrs. Lola Akande, has challenged Nigerian youths to re-dedicate themselves to the improvement of the socio-economic and technological advancement of the nation, saying that this is one sure way to improve themselves.

Mrs. Akande representing Ikeja Constituency 2 at the House gave this charge during her decoration as a matron of the Girl Guides society at the Ojodu Senior Secondary School, Ikeja.

The lawmaker who noted that young women in the country are capable of improving the nation’s economy, urged members of the Guides to be good ambassadors of the society wherever they find themselves.

“The Girl Guides is the largest organisation for girls and women in the world. I want to appreciate them for the award conferred on me.

“I also hope to contribute my best to the uplift of the organisation,” she said.

The Deputy Leader of the House lamented the decay in the society, noting that this is primarily caused by lack of parental care in a society where the quest for material wealth has become the order of the day.

She said the upbringing of children should now be the joint responsibility of the government, parents, teachers, society leaders as well non-governmental association and other concerned groups.

In her Speech, Assistant Commissioner, Lagos State Girl Guides Association, Mrs. Okuyeri Iyabode, said the association was founded in England in 1919 by Lord Baden Powell and is aimed at inculcating moral values in young women.

She said: “We inculcate positive moral traits such as loyalty, self-reliance, truthfulness, obedience, kindness and generosity”

“Helping others will make you feel good and help you gain a broader perspective of the world through experimental learning,” she noted.

In her remark, the Principal, Ojodu Senior Secondary School, Mrs. Ann Ako, solicited the assistance of the lawmaker in providing equipment to both ICT and Home Economic rooms.

The lawmaker donated N200,000 to the association while promising to provide uniforms to the less privileged students of the School.

—Eromosele Ebhomele