Reported by: Siafa Jallah
IPNews-Monrovia: Liberia’s Deputy Speaker has admonished young Patriots to stop been combative for societal benefits.
Cllr. Jonathan Fonati Koffa said the young generation should learn to impress people with humility and stop pressuring their Leaders to give what they are not entitled to.
Serving as guest speaker for the newly elected student council government of the United Methodist University in central Monrovia, Cllr. Koffa cited instances wherein many of the young people from South Eastern Liberia demand for jobs, based on what he said, they termed as President, Speaker, President Pro-Tempore and Deputy Speaker are from the South East.
According to him, the facts that these officials are from the south East doesn’t create the means for jobs to be given to Southeasters without merits.
He further stressed that the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) led Government did not come to state power based on pressure.
“ We didn’t come here by pressure, the best way is to show your capacity” Deputy Speaker, Koffa said.
He at the same time urged students to learn to make good choices while young.
Koffa also admonished the students to be focused on positive things and change their style of engagement on national issues, at the same time pleading with their consciences to be more positive about change then being combative.
Speaking on the theme, “The role of students’ leadership in nation building, he told the students that they should work so that their generation would be proud of them and not something that would bring negative reflection in the near future.
He added that one factor that holds many bright students back is fear, adding; fear should not be used as a stumbling block in the education sojourn in order to serve society at a greater level.
The deputy speaker also said young people should make positive impact on tomorrow’s actions and plans.
He noted of recent many youth are focusing and blasting national leaders for not creating jobs for them, stressing that nothing comes on silver platter instead; young people should work hard with dream of where they want to be in the next five years then blaming leaders for short-live opportunities.
According to him, young people shouldn’t demand things they did not work for, stressing that many of the influential persons and leaders struggled to be where they are and it did not come as the result of quick- fix project.
With respect to the Senior Class project, Koffa donated US$2,000 to the students’ government for their computer laboratory project undertaken by the council. The computer laboratory is expected to provide access to internet for over 3,000 students.
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