Acquire skills for leadership, Ahmed urges youths

The wife of the governor of Kwara, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, on Tuesday said youths as change agents must strive to acquire the necessary skills that would prepare them as future leaders.

The governor’s wife made the call in Ilorin at the opening of the annual youth camp of the South West Federation of Muslim Women’s Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN).

Ahmed, who was represented by the State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Ayinke Saka, said youths should never allow themselves to be used as agents of destruction.

The governor’s wife, who commended the organisers of the programme, noted that the forum would serve as platform for moulding and reshaping the minds of youths.

Dr Habibat Adam, the guest speaker and Director of the Centre for Continuous Education, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, decried the disturbing level of social vices among youths in the society.

While describing youthful age as a period of transition from the dependence of childhood to adulthood, she called on female Muslim youths in the country to observe a simple life style.

She congratulated FOMWAN for serving as a catalyst of change and urged the organisation to re-activate its website for improved communication among members.