Zenith College holds matriculation

“Be the change you want to see”

Zenith College holds matriculation

Yirenkyi Opare-Akuffo

The President of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of Zenith College, Mr. Faisal Ibrahim has advised the youth of the country to use dialogue and non-violence in addressing their grievances for that, he said, is the only way of reaching a consensus and finding amicable solutions to disagreements.

He was speaking at the Sixth Matriculation and “Akwaaba” Week Celebration of Zenith College in Accra on the theme of “Be the change you want to see”.

The SRC President said gone are the days when students used radical and violent means in addressing their grievances which let to mayhem and in the extreme cases loss of precious lives and damage to properties.

He urged the youth to reject any politician who will preach violence in the forthcoming December elections. This he said “is the only way we can be the change that we want to see”.

Mr. Lawrence Nyarko, the Dean of Students said, the theme for the occasion could not have been more appropriate. He said “If the freshmen and women want to be the change that they want to see, they should be serious with their academic work, and go beyond classroom work to acquire more knowledge in order to cause the change that they want to see”.

Mr. Davis Nii Armah, a guest speaker at the celebration, advised the youth to change their attitude and believe in themselves. “If nobody believes in you, you will surely succeed but if you do not believe in yourself, then you are bound to fail, so believe in your capabilities and abilities” he said.

Kwabena Osei Kuffour a musician known popularly as ‘Obour’ said life did not begin at forty of said but life begins now. He said anybody who believes life begins at forty is a failure. “The youth hold the key to our national development”

He encouraged the students to take active part in school activites especially student politics so as to be politically mature to take up higher political responsibilities after school.

He advised the students to be law abiding especially as Ghana decides in December and do away with any politician who does not preach peace. “Be the change that Ghana needs not the change that greedy politicians need” he said.