Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), exhorted Africans on Monday to embrace nobility rather than the race for money.
While hosting a team from the African Students Union Parliament (ASUP) at his office to present him with the ‘ASUP-Pan African Leadership Prize for Excellence,’ Abdulkareem provided the advice.
According to the vice-chancellor, “in the course of looking for money, even the learned ones lose their focus”.
Some doctors, he claims, will prefer to work as bus drivers or security guards in Europe just to acquire some hard currency.
He saw that continuing to set nobility aside and allowing other things to drive our lives will never free us from the bands that bind our legs and necks.
“Everywhere we go, we must be the best in order to preserve Africa’s icon.
“We may not be as wealthy or smart as other parts of the world, but we must maintain our pride and respect,” he remarked.
Abdulkareem warned the students about the dangers of drug misuse and other associated substances in higher education institutions.
He was saddened by the speed with which the threat was encroaching on the lives of kids, and by extension, the negative impact of drug abuse in the society.
The vice-chancellor attributed the development to the increase in the use of illicit drugs, which needed to be checked, to avoid its havoc on the society.
According to him, once you get exposed to drugs, only God can save you and even if you are not addicted, a lot of damage can be done to the body.
He appreciated the efforts of the association for taking their campaign against drug abuse to African university campuses and educating fellow Africans.
He praised the association’s efforts in bringing its anti-drug addiction campaign to African university campuses and teaching other Africans.