My people, make I yarn you one hot gist wey happen for Lagos. Wetin happen be say Lagos Gentry Forum don throway support program wey go help some indigent senior secondary school students wey dey struggle for Lagos State. Na Mrs. Bosede Adeniyi, the convener of the forum, na she dey lead this initiative, and dem don allocate N700,000 to buy NECO and JAMB forms for six senior secondary schools.
The schools wey go benefit from this gist na Euba Senior Secondary School, Oduduwa Senior Secondary School, Gbaja Girls Senior High School, and others. Na dem dey try to make sure say these students fit obtain their exam forms without wahala. This event happen for Lagos University Teaching Hospital Medical Centre Staff Club, and e dey align with wetin the forum dey try achieve – health, education, and good governance.
As Mrs. Adeniyi talk am, ‘This scholarship na to enable these pikin dem to get their NECO and JAMB forms’. This na just the beginning, my people! Dem dey plan plenty interventions wey go help promote inclusive development and make sure say pipo dey participate for democracy for Lagos State. E sweet me as I hear this one.
Meanwhile, na Seye Oladejo, wey be Lagos State APC spokesperson, come give keynote lecture wey dey emphasize how mass participation dey important for our democracy. He talk say make citizens no just dey come out during election season; dem gatz engage with governance and policy discussions all year round to really deepen democracy for Naija.
Oladejo come state wetin dey block pipo wey no wan participate: voter apathy, distrust for institutions, socio-economic wahala, plus limited civic education. Him still talk say though we get plenty challenges, we don dey make small progress. E highlight say if youths no participate, e go result to weak governance and leaders wey no fit account for wetin dem dey do.
“Make I tell una, the price of democracy na eternal participation. No be only the ambition of small group fit determine our democratic destiny, na everybody gatz engage!” Oladejo talk.
Adeniyi come join body talk say the way things dey go, e no dey nice as voter turnout dey low, especially for the Medical Area, wey dey include students and staff. She suggest say make government sabi deploy voting booths go campus as a way to help encourage more people to participate when election don come.
She dey optimistic about the future and how the forum fit expand their activities. Dem dey plan counseling services for students as one of their next steps. This one na good move wey show say dem serious to better life for youths and also push civic responsibility.
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