A commendation Award of Honours has been bestowed on the Chief Of Staff to the Governor of Ekiti State in person of Mr. Biodun Omoleye who hails from Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
A professional organization known as the African Student’s Union Parliament (ASUP) made the presentation of the Award to him when they visited him in his Office recently.
The Chief of Staff to the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Biodun Omoleye while giving his remarks after the Award presentation to him decried the worrisome rate of youth involvement in all sorts of social vices across the Country.
Omoleye stressed that engagement of young adults in drug abuse, drug peddling, cybercrime and unnecessary migration for the supposed greener pasture at the detriment of their lives was not the best at this material time in Nigeria.
He implored them, to channel their energy to innovative activities, capable of positioning them as the true leaders of tomorrow who will change the course of things.
“I am so honored, that you have come all the way to recognize me. I will not disappoint you. I will continue to support meaningful youth developments and will continually dedicate myself to the advancement of those ideals that you represent”
Earlier, the Speaker of ASUP, Honourable Solomon Mensah in his remarks described Honourable Biodun Omoleye as a worthy Youth mobilizer whose antecedents in the course of youth emancipation remains unequal in this part of the Country.
Mensah explained that the PAN African distinguished leadership citation is usually conferred on individuals who lived an exemplary selfless life dedicated to promoting strong moral values of a typical African society.
According to the Speaker of ASUP, such personality must have demonstrated strong family life, promoted international harmony, committed to a renewed PAN African ideology and be a responsible media personality.
Other qualities he mentioned included the display of a peaceful culture that transcends race, ethnicity, national and religious barrier.
“A PAN Africanist constitutes the fulfillment of the hope of all ages, a unified African of peace entrenched in the harmonization of both spiritual and material dimensions”, he added.
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