GOOD MORNING AS HUMAN ENABLER

Good morning is an everyday courtesy that is loaded with salient mysteries and possibilities that need attention and reflection by humans being toward making better outings in their daily living.

When you woke up in the morning, what comes to your mind? What does the smiles and radiant rays of the morning sun tell you? For me, it has always been the dawn of a new beginning, starting something new or sustaining efforts towards finishing what was left undone the day before. 

Every morning brings hope alive. An Anonymous puts it this way: "A morning is a wonderful blessing either cloudy or sunny. It stands for hope, giving us another start of what we call life." This, for me, is profound. As you read this pieces, you are charged to harken to the wisdom that says: "Make hay while the sun shines." Everyday, is a day to remember; make your mark(s).

There should not be any room for despondency at all even in failure, and there should not be any peak of achievements because the frontiers of achievements are highly elastic. I cannot agree less with Winston Churchill when he said: "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

When you achieve a great feat, a new height emerged; to fail is just an opportunity to try again with better experience.

Good morning is an energiser. It alerts and elicits a sense of worthiness in the community of people hence brings warm, inspiration and the motivation to dare great things!

Good morning is a social mobilisation capital. It greases  the will of love and social integration. A world without good morning is a red flag, a sign that war is lurking, in human civilisation!

When you woke each day, find a reason to say good morning to someone. Hello world, good morning! 

*(Modest Thoughts with Ayuba, Yilgak'ha, 18th Dec, 2024)*

Plateau State University Enhances Career Counseling Services for Students

Plateau State University Bokkos (PLASU) has formally completed a three-part capacity training program for members of the university community conducted by the newly established Career Service Center at PLASU in preparation for an aggressive career guidance drive for existing, prospective and graduating students.

The Center aim to empower students to make informed career choices and secure job placements that match their skills, according to the  Director of the center Dr.Annah Faka ,it will contribute effectively to national growth and development.

The training with the theme  "Role of Career Guidance and Counseling in Fostering Various Career Alternatives," featured theoretical and practical training on various aspects of career services, delivered by renowned academics, to include Professor Rahila Gowon of the University of Jos and Professor Buba Mamman Wufem, Director of Academic Planning at PLASU.

Acting Vice Chancellor Professor Shedrack Best expressed confidence in the capacity of the Career Service Center  to deliver quality career services, having received comprehensive training.

 Represented by Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration Associate Professor Keziah Ayuba, the Vice Chancellor encouraged career counselors to regularly update their knowledge and skills to meet contemporary expectations as PLASU has taken a significant step toward enhancing the academic and professional journey of its students.

The initiative aim to address concerns of unemployment linked to career choices and skills, making PLASU one of the first ten Nigerian universities to establish a Career Service Center  with support  from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).

Prof. Dakum Urges Supporters to Remain Calm and Optimistic Amidst Defection of Reps Members.

Professor Patrick Dakum, the 2023 Labour Party gubernatorial candidate in Plateau State, has called for calm and optimism among LP supporters following the defection of some National Assembly members to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Dakum emphasized that the defectors' decision shouldn't cause any trouble or fear, as the Consolidation for Greater Plateau movement remains solidly grounded.

Dakum, who is also the CEO of the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria, reassured supporters that he is still committed to the Labour Party and is focused on his humanitarian work, prioritizing the betterment of lives through his non-governmental organization. He expressed gratitude to those who have shown solidarity and encouraged him to re-contest, emphasizing that he values friendship above politics and considers his supporters as friends.

Dakum's message of calm and optimism serves as a reminder that the movement is bigger than individual defections, and that better days are ahead. His commitment to the Labour Party and his humanitarian work demonstrates his dedication to creating positive change in Plateau State and beyond.

Professor Dakum Appeals for calm and optimism Despite the Defection of Reps members.

In an interaction with newsmen Shabul Mazadu the media consultant to Prof. Dakum, said the recent defection of Hon. From Dalyop, member representing Barkin Ladi/Riyom Federal Constituency, and Hon. Alfred Ajang, member representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency in the green chamber of the national assembly, from the Labour Party to the All Progressives Congress (APC) should cost none of our supporters sleep. 

He asserted that the defectors have the right to join forces where they are comfortable, but that should not cause any trouble or fear to members of Consolidation for Greater Plateau as we are solidly on ground. He admonished them to remain calm and optimistic as better days lay ahead.

When asked whether Prof. Dakum is contemplating jumping ship also, Mr. Mazadu asserted that Prof. Dakum at the moment is still LP and is preoccupied with his non-governmental organization (NGO) and other humanitarian aid activities to better the lives of humanity, stressing that helping humanity is his fulcrum and innermost desire, but in the course of time he would address the press on this and other issues.

Mazadu further stated that Dakum has extended his gratitude to those both in the PDP and APC who took their time to show solidarity to him and called on him to re-contest, adding that hope should be kept alive and stick with him as they are doing as in due course he will make known his political decision whether to contest on not. 

According to him, Dakum values friendship above politics and sees all his supporters as friends, and tries bettering their lives in his little way, and as best as he can.

BOSAT felicitate with Principal BUTECHS

National President Bukuru Old Students Association Technical Bldr Raphael Rume, rejoices and congratulates Patu Wambutda Principal Government Science and Technical College Bukuru and Patron BOSAT for the award of excellence as the best performing principal public secondary school in Jos South area office of the ministry of education plateau state, it is wonderful to see your dedication and hard work acknowledged.   

This prestigious recognition is a testament to your exceptional leadership qualities, dedication and unwavering commitment to providing excellence education to our alma mater, the state and the country atlarge and by extension adding value to the society driven by technical education.

Congratulation on your outstanding achievements and we are grateful for your tireless efforts in shaping the development of BUTECHS.

Your award recognition did not come to us as a surprise considering you were the first female head girl of the college, and now the principal and also one of the Patron of the alma mater BOSAT 

BOSAT is proud to celebrate you, once more congratulations

Bldr Raphael Rume, National President BOSAT

CONSCIENCE AS A MORAL GUIDE

"Conscience", the say, "is God's deputy." It is the rudder that guides a person away from evil. The conscience is a moral enabler. At the most basic level, therefore, it is enough to guide someone into doing what is right, and to do it right with the support of the intellect. 

Being religious in the presence of conscience, is an icing on the cake. In other words, being genuinely religious amplifies the dictates of conscience. The danger, however, is when someone's conscience is depraved. 

A depraved conscience can do anything. All bastialities and dastardly acts that human beings commit are results of depraved conscience. A depraved conscience is like an expired and condensed cement which cannot be useful for anything. 

No wonder the Scripture in Proverbs 12:23 says, 'guard your heart with all diligence, for in it are the issues of life' and, I add, death. If we allow our hearts, the house of conscience, to be overcrowded and condensed by mundane one-offs of life, then, we are in for big shockers!

All acts of terrorism and insurgency, banditary, kidnapping, ritual killings, armed robbery, tyranny/despotism, etc, are manifestation of moral depravity. A depraved hearted person lives in a different world, and sees life differently from the way other human beings see them. He could kill and celebrated or perceived the dastardly act as a form of heroism or service to God. It is that bad and abnormal!  

If a man must lose anything in this life, it should never be the guidance of conscience. May we not get to a point where our conscience is depraved or else, that will be the beginning of the end of humanity. God forbid! 

*(Modest Thoughts with Ayuba, Yilgak'ha, 15th December, 2024)*