Senator Olajide Ipinsagba representing Ondo North senatorial district at the National Assembly has urged students from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, the Ondo State capital to as leaders of tomorrow learn a better way of leadership.
Sen. Ipinsagba gave the charge on Wednesday when he received in his office, Students Representative Council (SRC) of FUTA led by its speaker, Comrade Daniel Adewale.
FUTA Students Representative Council were at the national assembly to witness the proceedings of the upper chambers adds students’ Parliament, therfore, used the opportunity to pay a scheduled courtesy call to Senator Ipinsagba whom they described as a respected Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
However, while addressing the students, the federal lawmaker said learning is an act therefore, enjoined them to learn better ways of leading others where they are in position of authorities.
He said, “You are here to witness the Senate proceedings. This is a learning process. Like I said, you are the mediation of the leadership of tomorrow. You need to get it right from the beginning. You need to learn it so that by tomorrow, when you are moving gradually to the hierarchy or to the staircase of leadership, you know better what leadership is all about.
“I welcome you again to the National Assembly and advised that as you go back to your school, shun any activity that will not bring unity among you and pay attention to those things that will make you better leaders tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the speaker of FUTA SRC, Daniel Adewale said the purpose of their visit was to carry out their normal parliamentary visits as students legislators.
“And the purpose of the parliamentary visit is to go out to national assembly, House of assemblies of states, to learn and gain more insight about legislation and understand what legislation really means. And today, observing the Plenary Session of the Nigerian Senate, we’ve been able to get a lot of understanding about how bills are being passed and so on.”
