Lens Poly Offa Embarks On ‘No To Drugs’ Campaign, Reiterates Zero Tolerance For Hard Drugs, Harmful Substances

To fight against drug abuse and harmful substances among Nigerian Youths, the Mass Communication students of Lens Polytechnic Offa Kwara State have embarked on ‘No to Drugs campaign in Offa community.

The campaign titled ‘Choose Life, Not Drugs,’ was staged on Saturday, January 11, 2025, to further raise awareness on the effect of drug abuse and declare the institution’s zero tolerance for hard drugs, harmful substances among other social vices.

While addressing journalists, the Proprietor of the Polytechnic, Dr. Azeez Yisa FCA said the campaign is part of the students’ curriculum and it was carried out to wage war against the menace of illicit drugs in the society.

According to him, “This year, we are carrying out our annual campaign on #Say No To Drugs, Yes To Life, the campaign is part of the curriculum, and we focus on Say No To Drugs because hard drugs is one of the things destroying life of Nigerian Youths, the menace has been killing our youths, and they are no longer contributing to the economic development of the country. We want Nigerian youths to avoid hard drugs as drugs takers are liable to die young.”

Dr. Azeez therefore commended the Federal Government’s efforts on curbing the menace, adding that the campaign is to support the government in fighting against the rife.

Also speaking, the Dean, School of Business Studies and Director of Strategic Planning, Mr. Azeez Fatai said the campaign was geared to sensitize the students on the school’s zero tolerance for drugs and social vices. He noted that drug abuse and harmful substances constitute to the hiker level of crime rate in the society and charged students to totally abstain from it.

 

On his part, the Registrar of the Polytechnic, Mr. Hammed Sarafa Olalekan commended Mass Communication Department and the coordinator, Mr. Adedimeji Lukman Alani for organising the campaign, he noted that the campaign topic was carefully chosen to address drug abuse which is now rampant in the society.

“We are trying to sensitize the entire community and Nigerian Youths at large to shun drug abuse and embrace life because the use of hard drugs harms the lives of abusers. The campaign is to let them know the consequences of taking hard drugs and how it is detrimental to their lives,” he said.

Corroborating the Registrar in separate interviews, the Dean, School of Art and Information and the Polytechnic Librarian noted that the campaign topic came at the right time to tackle the pervasive issue of drug abuse in the society, adding that hard drugs can lead to mental disorder, crime, and death. They therefore admonished Nigerian Youths to stay away from hard drugs and embrace healthy life.

While the Polytechnic Public Relations Officer, Mr. Nurudeen Muhammad said the primary objective of the campaign is to pass the message across to the society on the evil effect of harmful substances, he charged Nigerian Youths to avoid the evil tide that is capable of truncating their lives.

Speaking with the press in different interviews, the students of Mass Communication Department charged their colleagues, Nigerian youths at large to shun drugs and embrace life.