By Bridget Ikyado
The Executive Secretary of Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev. Yakubu Pam has urged youth to be focused purposeful and come together for a better course.
He gave the advice when a delegation from the National Association of Northern Nigerian Students (NANNS) paid him a visit on Tuesday in Abuja.
The group leader of the delegation Mr Usman El-Yakub presented an award of Excellence as peace ambassador to him.
The NCPC Boss in his address appreciated the association for considering him worthy of the award.
Pam said that he was elated to see youths who are focused, purposeful and articulated come together for a better course.
He explained that most problems of our country were the youths who have made themselves agents of negative tendencies.
He urged the association to fully utilize the platform to organize programmes for youths that bring hope to them and the country at large.
Rev. Pam challenged the youths to go on more research and to take advantage of empowerment skills in order to develop themselves.
“The greatest knowledge you will have is not the one you learn in the classroom, but the one you discover by yourself”.
He encouraged them to always do the right thing and don’t be discouraged when their voices are not heard, that surely they will be remembered one day”.
Earlier, El-Yakub said they were in the Commission to identify with the Executive Secretary and also to present an award of Excellence to him, following his records of good leadership and humanitarian services.
He explained that the association is a non-governmental body formed by students in the North, with the aim of orienting students to disengage in negative practices like Drug Abuse and Cultism.
He further said that they organize lectures, skill acquisition programmes, as well as partner with security agencies in order to give their contributions to the society.
The highlight of the event was the presentation of the Award to the executive secretary as a token of encouragement and appreciation from the student community for his kind gesture to the community.