Shina Abubakar, Osogbo

The Vice-Chancellor, Bowen University, Iwo Osun State, Professor Jonathan Babalola has charged the school’s graduating students to eschew corruption in a bid to make a change in the country.

Speaking at the convocation ceremony of the University in Iwo on Saturday, he said if the over 900 graduates shunned corrupt acts and uphold integrity as their watchword the country would be a better place to live for everyone.

“Exclude corruption in all your endeavours, and be good ambassadors of Bowen University to make change in our country, if this is adhered to by all Nigeria will be a better place for all and sundry.

“Our nation, as well as the global community at large, needs enlightened, educated, well-prepared, and disciplined young men and women who are dedicated to the betterment of society. What the world requires is not a cohort of irresponsible and reckless youths, but a generation that will positively influence and elevate our society rather than being a source of torment and anguish”.

In his exaltations, President Nigeria Baptist Convention, Dr Israel Akanji, charged the students to impact the society without looking back, saying they must interrupt the ongoing menace in the society to make an impact.

“Go and interrupt interruptions. Go and undo what has been done by thieves and the robbers of the Jerusalem-Jericho Roads of our generation in Nigeria and all over the world, even if it will interrupt your own journey for a while. Go and interrupt interruptions so that lives will be better for all”, he added