Students have been asked to shun all forms of indecency and concentrate more on their studies to attain their desired goals and aspirations.
This call was made at the 2025 Children’s Day celebration held at Baale’s Palace, Akinyele, Ibadan as sponsored by a Senior Lecturer and Gender Rights Advocate at the Department of History, University of Ibadan, Dr. Mutiat Oladejo.
The group led by the Programme Coordinator, Alhaji Yekini A. A. Kareem-Ojo highlighted important roles of good parenting in shaping the lives of the children to become useful for themselves and the society at large.
They therefore called on government to provide conducive learning and skill acquisition environment while advising teachers to be diligent in the discharge of their duties.
The communique of the event is reproduced below:
THE YEAR 2025 CHILDREN’S DAY CELEBRATION
A COMMUNIQUE ON THE YEAR 2025 CHILDREN’S DAY CELEBRATION HELD AT THE BAALE’S PALACE, AKINKUNMI TOWN IN AKINYELE L.G.A., OYO STATE, NIGERIA ON TUESDAY, 27TH MAY, 2025
The programme which was sponsored by a native of Akinkunmi Town in person of Dr. Mutiat T. Oladejo (nee Kareem-Ojo), a senior Lecturer and specialist in African History, Women-in-Politics, and Gender Studies at the History Department, Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria was attended by about one hundred pupils and students of primary and secondary schools in Iroko and its environs.
The Baale, Chief Zakariya Olagoke Akinkunmi, supported by notable elders of the town, graced the occasion.
It was an inter-generational get-together where children were opportune to tell elders their feelings or opinions about life as it affect them, and the latter give guidance and counselings, accordingly.
In particular, there was demand for a more conducive learning environment that would assure the achievement of children’s academic-cum-career goals in a more efficient and effective manner.
It was highly informative, entertaining and, above all, educative as these two papers were presented at the occasion: “THE ESSENCE/IMPORTANCE OF CHILDREN’S DAY CELEBRATION” by Alhaja Saudat Ojo-a retired Vice Principal, TESCOM (Oyo State); and “HOW TO STUDY EFFECTIVELY” by Alhaji Yekinni Kareem-Ojo, an educator and retired Chief Accountant, University of Ibadan. The children were also given books of various titles published by REAMSWORTH PUBLISHING LIMITED, IBADAN.
In conclusion, all stake-holders were advised to do the needful:
- Children to be more studious and shun all forms of indecency;
- Parents to provide adequate learning material and conducive environment for home-study;
- Governments at all levels to provide a more conducive learning and skill acquisition environment;
- They should also create more conducive business-cum-investment environment;
Same goes for wealthy individuals, corporate bodies and non-governmental organisations (NGO) in the country, and
Teachers to be more diligent in the discharge of their duties and be models for the children.
Alhaji Yekinni A.A. Kareem-Ojo, MNIM (chartered), Programme Coordinator