The
Director of Lagos State Education Quality Assurance Unit, Mrs. Ronke Soyombo,
described the various adverts on social media that Lagos State Ministry of
Education are in need of teachers as scam. She made this known at the 2015
United Nations International Youth Day organized by Strategy Mentoring
International for Leadership Empowerment (SMILE) in collaboration with United
Nations Information Centre, Lagos recently.
The
event which took place at the Main Auditorium of the University of Lagos, Akoka
was used to commemorate the 12th of August picked by the United
Nations Council of Ministers to celebrate and educate youth all around the
world on their contribution to nation building.
Mrs
Soyombo admonishes the public not to heed to this advert because those doing it
are swindlers. Furthermore, she congratulate the youth on their 17th
International Youth Day celebration and told them that this is the best event
she has attended this year. As an alumnus of University of Lagos, she counseled
youth by saying “(your) Background have nothing to do with (your) success.” She
continue with “Application of knowledge is the real way to acquire education.
Some people are discouragers; lack of parental attention is not an excuse to be
discourage.”
With same mindset, the Deputy
Governor of Lagos State, Mrs Idiat Oluranti Adebule represented by Mrs Yetunde
Odeja, entrust the youth especially teenagers with nation building and
integration and engage themselves in civic activities from now on to eliminate
the popular saying that “youth are the leaders of tomorrow” which does not
allow them to effect change from early age though some want to.
Furthermore,
Mrs Bimpe Bamgbose Martin, the Founder of SMILE, thanks United Nations for its
supports as well as the Dean of Students’ Affair, University of Lagos for
providing the venue for the event. Also in her admonitory remark said teenagers
from secondary schools in the audience should emulate Miss Lanaire Aderemi, who
is helping “bagless” school children through her Bag for the Bagless Initiave.
Other
dignitaries at the event are Ronald Kayanja, the Director of United Nations
Information Centre, Lagos; Mrs Kemi Ajumobi, Head HBL BusinessDay; Praise
Fowowe, CEO of Centre for Sex Education and Family Life; Mr Adebola Williams,
co-founder and Partner at Red Media Africa; Mr Jimi Tewe, CEO Inspiro
Consulting and many others.
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