By Stephen Gbadamosi
As parts of activities marking the birthday of the gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Ogun state in the last general elections, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has paid for the fine of four inmates convicted for various offences in correctional facilities.
He also gave food to all the 1,500 inmates at the Ibara Correctional Centre, Ibara, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, as well presented football kits to them.
The four inmates that he secured their freedom are Dare Lawal, Damilola Opebi, Shina Oyebola and Oluwasegun Ayobami.
He also presented gifts to best behaved male and female inmates; they are Olaniyi Ogunjimi and Jimoh Lateefat.
Speaking on why he decided to come and celebrate with the inmates, Oguntoyinbo said it was necessary to also made them feel that life does not end at that confinement and the need to feed them with words of hope.
He said most of the inmates were youths “who still have much to contribute to the development of this nation,” hence, advising Nigerian youths to move away from social vices that could bring them to the correctional centre.
He used the occasion to enjoin Nigerian youths to be more focused and shun all forms of social vices to build a better future, maintaining that the greatest bane to the nation’s economic and social greatness was absence of productive youths and adding that Nigeria needed vibrant and dedicated youths to grow.
“Our youths must be forthright and think outside of the box for the purpose of contributing their quotas to the development of our nation and make it an enviable entity amongst the comity of nations.
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“Young people must be conscious of the inherent danger in social vices, such as drug abuse, cultism, internet fraud among others, and permanently shun it.
“It is obvious that Nigeria needs vibrant and productive youths to grow and advance at all fronts. This present trend of social anomalies among our youths is, indeed, alarming. Government must work tirelessly to continue to support our teeming youths with array of economic interventions and programmes,” he said.
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