The President of the Adeleke University Students’ Association (A.U.S.A), Comrade Tomiwa Fadeyi, has said his administration will join the university management in its war against drug abuse and other vices.
He spoke in Ede, Osun State, during his inauguration.
He called on his colleagues to appreciate the good foundation that the university management had laid for them.
Described as the youngest president since the university’s inception, Fadeyi regretted that the future of many youths had been damaged because of their involvement with drugs.
He said: “Our team shall join hands with our parents in the job of administering this institution to ensure that we recover lives of our peers that are already being threatened by drugs and other social vices. We will also be resolute in our fight against fresh people getting attracted.
“As youths and future leader of this nation, we owe it a duty to ourselves and the country as a whole to toe the path of honour and strive to better the lot of our people. We hope to get the highest level of cooperation of Management that would make confrontation less attractive as we seek improved welfare for our members.
“The overall commitment to building a sustainable brand for Adeleke University shall remain paramount and non-negotiable even as we pledge to continue to appreciate the good gestures of the owners and management. This institution.”
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ekundayo Alao, urged the new officials to be responsible leaders and shun vices that could lead to the termination of their membership. He reminded them of their primary assignment and the need to ensure that the investments of their parents were not wasted.
Alao reiterated the determination of the management of the institution to nurture first-rate young men to pull the nation out of its abyss.
