Popular Islamic cleric and founder/spiritual head of Shafau In Islam Worldwide, Rasool Shafau Imtizaala Muhammed, Professor Sabitu Ariyo Olagoke, has called on government and political leaders at all levels in Nigeria to focus more priority on the youth generation of the country to foster its development.
The professor of Engineering cum Islamic leader spoke at the 2023 Oodu’a Peoples Congress (OPC) New Era Ramadan Lecture and Award Presentation, with the theme; “Omo Oduduwa, Where Are We Going? held at Olunde Primary School ground in Ona-Ara Local Government In the lecture, entitled “Role of the Youth In Nation Building: The Islamic Perspective,” Professor Olagoke, who was also a recipient of the Oodu’a New Era Award, highlighted the challenges facing the Nigerian youths, while also providing insights into what governments could do to harness the enormous youth potentials of the nation, quoting copiously from the Holy Quran.
