Ondo deputy gov urges inmates to learn skills

Ondo Deputy Governor Olayide Adelami urged inmates at Olokuta Correctional Centre to use their time in custody to prepare for life after release.

During a visit to the facility, Adelami encouraged inmates to take part in vocational and educational programs. He said useful skills could help them return to society with productive work rather than face a gap between imprisonment and freedom.

“I want you to take advantage of the various skills acquisition programmes available within this centre,” Adelami said. He also visited the juvenile section, where he told children serving sentences that incarceration should not define the rest of their lives.

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I want you to take advantage of the various skills acquisition programmes available within this centre.

Adelami, who chairs the Board of Trustees of Prison Fellowship Nigeria, also urged the inmates to strengthen their faith and learn from past mistakes. The visit included spiritual support, encouragement and welfare assistance, according to a statement from his spokesman.

Olayinka Dada, officer in charge of the centre, thanked Adelami and Prison Fellowship Nigeria for their support. He also pointed to improvements in infrastructure and welfare under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, including the ongoing construction of a modern block of cells.

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Don’t allow your past mistakes to determine your future. Rather, it should be a lesson for you to turn a new leaf.