91-year-old former Secretary to Oyo State Government, Shuaib Oyedokun, has charged Nigerian youths to embrace discipline and hard work to live long.
Alhaji Oyedokun spoke in Osogbo, Osun State, on Thursday at the launch of his memoir titled “Chief Shuaib Afolabi Oyedokun: A Peace Memoir – A Life of Dialogue, Diplomacy and National Cohesion: Lessons in Conflict Resolution and Enduring Reconciliation” and the commemoration of his 91st birthday.
The celebrant, who served as SSG in the administration of the late ex-Oyo State Governor, Dr. Omololu Olunloyo, noted the rise in immoral acts among the vast majority of the country’s youth.
Speaking further at the event, which had in attendance dignitaries including former Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, the gubernatorial candidate of Osun APC, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, former Chief Executive Officer of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board, Emeritus Professor Olu Aina, the nonagenarian said, “Some people will say, ‘I want to live as Shuaib Oyedokun, but they don’t know what Shuaib Oyedokun has gone through.
“So just have your own plan and follow it. Don’t copy anybody. Just obey the rules of your Creator.
