Tuesday 29 October 2019

Read how Ekiti Youths Parliament Speaker behaved in Ekiti DG Culture's office

Ojo-Lanre tasks Ekiti Youth Parliamentarians on cultural value legislation
The Director -General, Ekiti State Council for Arts and Culture, Ambassador Wale Ojo-Lanre has called on Ekiti State Youths Parliament to gird its loins and enact strong legislation that can  reinforce the cultural value orientation policy of Governor John Kayode Fayemi
Ambassador Ojo -Lanre made this called while playing host to a delegation of the members of the 3rd Session of Ekiti Youth Parliament led by the Right Honourable Speaker, Oluwatobilola Fatunla to his office
Ambassador Ojo - Lanre pointed out that the inauguration of  Ekiti Youth Parliament  by Governor Fayemi was a sign of his immense respect, regard love and genuine interest at involving the youths of Ekiti in policy generation, formulation  and implementation
He pointed said that if Governor Fayemi did not believe in government of total inclusion, he would have not have encouraged the institutionalisation of Ekiti Youths Parliament as an integral part of his administration.
'Hence, I am calling on you all to gird your loins and rise above the expectation  of Dr Fayemj by putting into place strong and elastic legislations which will enhance and reinforce the cultural - value orientation of JKF-2"
Ambassador Ojo - Lanre stated that " you are the leaders of tomorrow. Governor Fayemi has entrusted on your shoulders the onerous task of moulding your tomorrow today, it is left for you to take sustainable actions via legislation and advocacy in shaping the future of this state as regards the conducts of today's youths who are tomorrow's leaders and elders '
 He admonished the youth parliamentarians to set standard and benchmark in behavioural pattern as they are the ambassadors and light-bearers of the state
Ambassador Ojo -Lanre said" the task of accelerated cultural- value reorientation lies heavily on you. You are the best agents who can salvage and prevent the total obliteration of our cultural values system. And this is why the Ekiti State Council for Arts and Culture is ready and willing to partnering with you in ensuring the revitalization of the pristine culture of Ekiti State among the Youths as you are the change agents of this "
Responding, Rt Hon. Toba Fatunla applauded the Council for its culturally packaged reception which was laced with drumming, songs and messages emphasising the rich culture of Ekiti State.
He congratulated the Council for adding value to the image of Ekiti State  when it won the Best Most Creative and Innovate State in Nigeria at the last National Arts and Culture Festival, NAFEST, held in Benin Edo State
Rt Hon Fatunla  revealed that " we are here today not only to just parade ourselves as the representatives of the youth but most essential to seek for a purposeful synergy which can bring about a pristinely cultural- value revolution among the youths .'
He pointed out " we know that to who much is given, much is expected. We also realised the extent of the injury which social vices have wreaked in our society especially among the youths. We realised the weight and the burden of expectation from us. Hence, we are reaching out to the essential stakeholders who will be partners in this process of value reformation, reorientation and rejuvenation '
Rt Hon Fatunla said " We realised that we lost to the grim hand of vices just because we abandoned our pristine cultural values, we sacrificed those sacrosanct moral and cultural values which bestowed unto us a fairly saintly society for fake civilization, globalisation, indoctrination and vogue. Hence, our determination to commence our networking by visiting the Ekiti -State Council for Arts and Culture. And we are happy that we are here."


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