Jare Olukotun
Youth Ambassadors representing Ikorodu Division at the Lagos Youth Ambassadors initiative of the Lagos State Government has launched Secondary Schools Outreach progarmme in the division.
The programme is aimed at sensitising secondary school students on the risks involved in drug abuse, internet fraud, indecent dressing, teenage pregnancy, hooliganism, cultism, examination malpractice, stealing and many other vices common amongst youths.
According to the press release signed by the Ikorodu Divisional Youth Ambassador, Jackson Adewale AYIKA, the outreach kicked off on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, with visits to Ipakodo Senior Grammar School in Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) and United Senior High School in Ikorodu Local Government.
Speaking with the students in the schools visited were Ayika, the Deputy Divisional Ambassador, Temilade ALONGE and eight other Ambassadors which included Adetoun ODUNSANYA, Aanuoluwapo OKUBOTE, Fathia KOLEJO, Adebola BALOGUN, Olamide ODUNSI, Karmodeen EKUN, Agboola OYEBANJO and Fatima OSHODI.
Also involved in the initiative were volunteers and members of non-governmental organisations.
Ambassador Ayika, speaking during the outreach, condemned prevalent of vices amongst the youths nowadays.
He added that Ambassadors representing Ikorodu Division at the state level of the Youth Ambassadors initiative took it upon themselves to sensitise the students on the need for attitudinal change towards positive living, as part of their programmes for the year.
“lt is disheartening to realise that majority of our youths take pride in perilous living. Their mind has been bastadized with wrong teachings and information. Many of these young ones have been made to believe that corruption, stealing, intimidation, examination malpractice, cultism, hooliganism, drug abuse, indecent dressing and others are the way to go.
“That is why we, the Ambassadors from Ikorodu Division as well as some patriotic youths in the Division, came together to assist our brothers and sisters that are still in the secondary schools in having positive change of attitudes. We believe that this is a way to safe Ikorodu division before things totally get out of hand”, Ayika stated.
According to the release, the Ambassadors were well received by staff and students of the schools visited.
The next visitation of the sensitisation team of the Youth Ambassadors holds at Reri Secondary School, Oreta in Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA, and Community Senior Grammar School, Bayeku also in Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDAon Wednesday, February 26, 2020.
