Students urged to shun drug abuse

From: Yakubu Mustapha, Minna

The former Vice Chancellor of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai, Professor Mohammed Nasiru Maiturare has advised students of the tertiary institutions to shun drug abuse and other social vices to be good future leaders in the country.

He made this known at a one day public lecture with the theme; “Building Responsible Students Leadership: Combating Drugs Abuse, Thuggery and Hate Speech and Campus Disunity Through Positive Value and Mentorship”.

The event was organized by Student’s Wing, Coalition of Northern Groups, Niger State chapter in Minna.

Professor Maiturare noted that such illness grow quietly when values weaken, when mentorship is absent, and when leadership loses its moral compass. When this happens, the ivory tower begins to crack from within.

He expressed sadness that campuses everywhere, are facing serious challenges that threaten the universal ideal. Drug abuse, violent conduct, intolerance in speech, and divisions among students do not appear overnight.

The National Coordinator of the Coalition of Northern Groups, Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi stated that the lecture was designed to inspire reflection, strengthen moral courage, and rekindle responsibility.”