Former minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), on Wednesday, urged Nigerian youths to work hard and shun the quest for sudden wealth that could later have dire consequences in their lives.
Fashola gave the advice while delivering the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) 40th convocation lecture titled “The Gen-Z Playbook: Navigating Work and the Real World”.
He said the zeal to have quick wealth always come along with consequences, which could lead to misery, regret and irreparable damages.
Fashola advised the university graduands to have the courage to reject the idea of indulging in doing bad things, adding that the Renewed Hope Agenda of the federal government will make things better.
He urged them to cultivate positive relationships and interact with people more than machines.
He appealed to the graduands to take advantage of the social media to showcase their talents and avoid using it for negative purposes .
He also advised them to project the image of the country positively to the outer world.
In his address, the pro-chancellor and chairman of the Governing Council, University of Ilorin, Abiodun Aluko, urged the graduands to be of good behaviour.
He thanked the federal government and other stakeholders for their contributions to the development of education in the country.
The vice chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof Wahab Egbewole (SAN), advised the graduands to rise to become the agents of transformation required in the country.
He said the institution has produced graduands who were well trained to navigate the world and become employers of labour, as well as ambassadors of excellence.
Egbewole said the university produced 316 first class graduands out of the 13,868 that will be graduating during its 40th convocation ceremonies within the week.
