The Guest Speaker enjoined the young ladies to imbibe good virtues and aim for success in life by having positive visions and goals that should be followed with action. As students, she advised them never to give away their body for pre-marital sexual gratification of men noting that, if a man truly loves a woman, he should be patient and ready to walk the path of success with her, as she recollected the popular duet song by King Sunny Ade and Onyeka Onwenu titled, “if you love me”, you go wait for me…to buttress her point.
Welcoming guests to the event, Dr. Kehinde, a 2010 AWARD Fellow, said the programme was aimed at giving the female-folk a purposeful direction in life. She added that AWARD was a professional development initiative, which strengthens the research and leadership skills of African women in Agricultural Science, empowering the women to contribute more effectively to poverty alleviation as well as food security in sub-Saharan Africa.
Youth Impact Campaign
Pictures taken at the events
Budding Leaders Empowerment Initiative in Collaboration with Department of Pure and Applied Botany which took place on April 21 to commemorate the World Earth day 2021 which is celebrated on April 22 annually .
Theme: Restore the Earth.
Experts Seek Urgent Steps To Tackle Climate Change
Some experts have called for urgent measures by the government and the populace towards tackling the danger posed by climate change. They made the appeal during a special interview session on the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State radio station, FUNAAB Radio 89.5 FM, as part of activities marking this year’s World Earth Day with the theme, ‘Restoring the Earth’.
Led by Prof. Iyabode Kehinde, those on the team include Prof. Gabriel Dedeke, Dr. Oludotun Adelusi, and Dr. Ariom Obaji, all from FUNAAB. The Dons warned that if urgent steps were not taken to reverse the trend, it may spell doom for the nation and the world at large. Kehinde, a Professor of Plant Pathology, maintained that there is a need for the government and Nigerians to begin to pay more attention to this problem. She added that “Government should take a second look at policies that affect environmental issues and there is a need for them to engage in review as often as possible”.
On his part, Dedeke, a Professor of Animal Eco-Physiology, disclosed that heatwaves were enough clues to show that there is an increase in climatic heat following delays in rainfall recorded in 2018, 2019, and 2020. He added that the issue of flooding being experienced in different parts of the country remained a pointer to this unpleasant trend. According to him, “We must all come together and seek ways by ensuring that we go green in our community. People should learn to grow little gardens in their compound and environments
The pictures above were taken at the event.
