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”It’s robbing youths of their future” – Bishop Oyedepo calls for regulation of social media
Founder and Senior Pastor of Living Faith Ministries (Winners Chapel), Bishp David Oyedepo, says unlimited access to social media platforms is robbing youths of their future.
He made the comment at the seventh convocation of Landmark University, Omu-Aran in Kwara state on Friday while calling for urgent steps to check unrestricted access to social media.
The revered cleric, who is also the chancellor of the institution, lamented that many young people spend most of their time chatting, with lesser time to engage in productive tasks.
“This generation may lose her heroes to social media disaster. Here is one creeping serpent that is eating up the destinies of many individuals.
“We must wake up from our slumber to deal with this monster. Young people, beware! Addiction to social media is like addiction to drugs. It can render a whole destiny useless.
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“This social media saga has eroded the substance of destiny of most youths today. What is supposed to be a plus has suddenly become a major minus, because everything of value delivers through investment of time.
“Suddenly, we are faced with a generation on the wrong side of history; the honour of this generation has been wiped off — chatting all day with no time left to think, plan, programme and engage productively in the pursuit of any task.
“Many youths spend less than 10 to 20 percent of their time on their tasks per day. They can never match a generation that spends 70 percent to 80 percent of their time on their tasks.
“We must devise means to put a check on free access to social media, particularly those that are not adding values. Life is a race. Everyone should get on the track, ready for the run of their lives.”
In 2019, Oyedepo had said it was archaic to attempt regulating social media.
