By Seyifunmi Odunuga
The Founder and Spiritual Head of Shafaudeen in Islam worldwide, Prof Sabit Ariyo Olagoke JP has called on the government at all levels to re establish library centres in all wards for meaningful engagement of the Youth as well as re-introduce into school curriculum so as to inculcate the habit of information storage into the youths who are the future hope of the country.
Prof Olagoke who is also the mogaji of Ogun Elu, Aare Alaasa Dynasty disclosed this while commissioning the library he sponsored for the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State recently.
While speaking at the occasion, Prof.Olagoke who was a former Dean ,School of Engineering, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State stated that the importance of library is in storage, retrieval and research for the reading culture to be enhanced for the readers to tap from the deposited accumulation of knowledge and wealth of experience from the Authors, Achievers and Professionals from various forms of discipline.
Prof. Olagoke added that the re introduction of libraries is vital in the society and will enable the youths to be meaningfully engaged while citing the example of how he met his wife and life partner in a library at Mapo, Ibadan in 1973. The academician per excellence noted that the conventional libraries were structured towards upon the process lines of Manual Automation and Computer Aided Design Concepts.
He maintained that the library is a better way of storing information for the next generation and vital for Intellectual Development and Research.
” The library Area document of archival relevance for ease of transmission to the next generation which is the expected value system that will reform people through religion and moral way of life to prepare them on future challenges as transformational Leaders”
The erudite scholar and renown religious leader, Prof. S.A. Olagoke JP, promised to upgrade the library being commissioned to a Virtual pedigree come the Year 2023 Inshah Allah.
While also speaking during the event which marks the celebration of BCOS NUJ press week, the chairman of the occasion, ambassador Yemi Farounbi admonished on having trained librarians for stock taking, indexing for ease of reference , inventory and guide of the users to prevent mutilation, vandalisation and all forms of abuse because the dynamics of the library will make it to be the heart and power house of the Corporation.
In his response, the General Manager of the corporation pastor Tunde Ajayi pledges to ensure compliance in the use of the library while thanking the donor, Prof. Olagoke who was later awarded a lifetime Patron of the NUJ BCOS Chapel of the Corporation.
