Young Secondary School leavers and Youths in the country have been advised to shun all vices that may debar them from achieving their future goals.
The Oyo State Commissioner For Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr Bimbo Kolade gave the advice at the 8th Valedictory Service/Graduation and Prize Giving Ceremony of Lariken College, Ologuneru, Ibadan, Oyo State
Mr Kolade who was the Special guest of honor at the ceremony charged all students to remain focused, dedicated and develop an uncompromising desire for greatness saying that it is through these that they can be able to take the leadership roles expected of them in the nearest future.
He commended Lariken College for its giant strides in providing qualitative education, and at the same time charged the graduating students to remain focus and dedicated and develop an uncompromising desire for greatness.
The Commissioner emphasized that no matter how brilliant a student was in the secondary school, the higher institution of learning provides different platforms with diverse levels of freedom which could engross the most brilliant one.
He therefore cautioned the graduands to refrain from antisocial activities and play less while on campus, in order to stand out and be a personality to reckon with in the society.
Also speaking, the Provost of Post Graduate School, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Professor Gbenga Alebiowu described acquisition of skills and entrepreneurial development as panacea for the drastic reduction of unemployment rate in Nigeria.
Prof. Alebiowu also stressed on the need for stakeholders to establish vocational centres and invest more in human capital.
According to the academic egghead, the society would achieve clear-cut transformation and a positive image in the international community if the youths are bequeathed a thriving ambiance to expand their potentials.
He, in spite of this, charged the students to put their energy, strength and God-given talents to positive use in order to create jobs and be self reliant.
Earlier, the Director, Centre for Continuing Education (CCED), Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Associate Prof. Oluwayomi Oladunjoye in a lecture titled “Abayomi Jiboku: the Legacy of an Educational Icon” described the late Founder of Taidob College Abeokuta, Dr. Abayomi Jiboku as an exemplary leader whose genuine passion for the development of education in Nigeria brought positive change to the sector.
He described Dr. Abayomi Jiboku as a teacher of teachers, disciplinarian, a stickler for the right and someone who didn’t settle for shoddy tasks. While recounting the strong passion and concrete stance the deceased had on quality and standard, he stressed that these sterling qualities stood him out in the comity of education providers in Nigeria.
In a separate remark,
The Director of the College, Mr. Idowu Jiboku attributed the inspiration and crave for quality education exhibited by the school to the legacy of his father, Professor Abayomi Jiboku whom he described as a born teacher, a builder of younger generation and philanthropist.
He stated that Lariken College organized a posthumous birthday for Professor Jiboku, who would have been 68 years old, for his indelible marks which transcended social status, ethnicity, religion or tribe. He said his father’s impact in the lives of many and in the field of Chemistry was evident in the highest academic honour of Professor in Analytical Chemistry and Educational Management bestowed on him by the European-American University.
He, however, revealed that the deceased’s Non-Governmental Organization: “Abayomi Oluwatosin Jiboku Foundation” (AOJF) would sustain his dream of a National Chemistry Competition to birth soon.
Meanwhile, the Director commended the graduating students of Lariken College, code-named “Trail Blazers” for surpassing their predecessors with amazing scores in both WASSCE and UTME, while maintaining that the school has zero tolerance for examination malpractices.
Reeling out the academic records, Mr. Jiboku said out of the 41 candidates who wrote the 2018 UTME, 40 had 200 and above with Master Fasasi Oluwatobiloba – an intending student of Medicine and Surgery of University of Ibadan obtaining 324 marks.
He also gave the breakdown of college’s 2018 WASSCE as English Language 100%, Mathematics 90%, Further Mathematics 100%, Chemistry 100%, Physics 90%, Biology 93% and Agricultural Science 100%. Others were Civic Education 98%, Economics 100%; Geography 100%, CRS 100%, Government 90%, and Literature 100%. Also mentioning Financial Accounting 75%, Commerce 100%, Technical Drawing 89%, Yoruba 82%, GSM 100% and French 100%. Others include Catering 100%, Data Processing 100%, Cosmetology 100%, Computer Studies 100% and Visual Arts 100%.
Mr. Jiboku who also touched on the National competitions where Lariken College scaled through different stages to emerge top, said the management of the school recently acquired additional plots of land to institute more infrastructural and academic development.
Advising the graduating students to key into God’s plan for their lives, the Director asked them to sustain the moral lessons imbibed from the school, make good use of their time, avoid bad company and take good care of their health.
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