The University of Ibadan Professor of criminology from the department of Sociology, faculty of Social Science, Professor Adeyinka Aderinto has identified sheer negligence of social roles to Nigeria’s youthful populace as a major cause of ravaging insecurity.

Aderinto said Nigeria’s youths have been left on the fringe by those who should nurture and cater for them and are now fighting back.

Professor Aderinto who was the immediate past Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) University of Ibadan and the current Head of Department of Sociology stated this while delivering the 482 inaugural lecture of the University titled “On the Fringe of the Society”

According to Aderinto, the pain of the youths have become compounded by widespread poverty, unemployment and economic problems which continue to characterise Nigerian State.

To the Criminologist, setting up many security outfits without alleviating poverty and tackling unemployment will yield no sustainable security.

The Criminologist advised government at all levels to reduce the overwhelming emphasis on wealth as a symbol of success in Nigeria as this has become reasons why many youths take to crime and criminality.

“Efforts should be made by federal and state governments to reduce the overwhelming emphasis on wealth as a symbol of success in our country. Many of our youths now associate success with owning of several houses and care making them unable to come to term with leaving a less-glamorous life. The rapid socialisation and nurturance functions which the family and school are suppose to perform are becoming difficult as rapid urbanisation, widespread poverty and economic problems continue to characterise the Nigerian Situation. today, due to the sheer negligence of social roles to our youthful populace, they have been pushed to the Fringe. They are now fighting back

The double receptions which, at the end of the lecture, were held at the Faculty of Social Science and the Senior Staff Club University of Ibadan were filled to capacity with throngs of well-wishers who were entertained with music, entertainment and refreshments.

The Professor while speaking with CEOAFRICA said “my topic actually based on my areas of specialization, the area of criminology, deviance and social problems which are so numerous in Nigeria now. I tried to put all my years of research which has been largely based on the vulnerable in the society, so I tried to put them together under the topic “On the Fringe of the Society”.

 Professor of criminology from the department of Sociology, faculty of Social Science, Professor Adeyinka Aderinto 

He recommended that the federal, state and local government do what is possible for them to do in the alleviation of poverty which is very important, as adage has it that “an ideal man is a devil workshop”

“Government should do more than what they are currently doing, what they have done are not enough, we know that they have some programs in terms of alleviating poverty but the impact of the those programs are not yet felt, instead we have the poverty and unemployment rate escalating. When the two figures are high, social problems will continue to rise” he concluded.

Some of the dignitaries who spoke to CEOAFRICA:

My Husband Inaugural Lecture, Summary of his researched works- MrsAderinto

Speaking with CEOAfrica, the wife of the erudite Professor, Mrs Omolola Aderinto was full of praises for him, she described her husband Inaugural Lecture as  ‘the summary of his academic researched endeavours since he startedhis academic journey and thank God for making it a success.

Mrs Omolola Aderinto

It was a splendid delivery, coming from faculty of social science– Prof Olapegba

The dean faculty of social science, University of Ibadan, Prof Peter Olapegba while describing the lecture said “it was a splendid delivery, coming from faculty of social science”.

He advised the Federal government to take delivery of the recommendations that Prof Aderinto has made to reengineer the society. 

Prof Peter Olapegba

The Inaugural Lecture was very educative-Prof Olaniyan

On her part, the wife of the deputy governor of Oyo state and a lecturer in the university, Prof Bolonle Olaniyan, described the  Inaugural  lecture as very educative, she said “it has really exposed us to the social vices that we are facing in the country, in terms of girl child abuse, kidnapping, rape and its so discerning that we have all these in this country”

“The government should try and do anything possible to reduce poverty in the society, our families should be responsible to their duties,” she stated.

Prof Bolonle Olaniyan

The Inaugural Lecture was fantastic -Prof - Yahaha

Prof. M.K. Yahaya of Department of Agric. Extension in the Faculty of Agriculture describe the Inaugural lecture as ‘fantastic, it has added voice to the issue under discourse about the social and economic realities, the presumable causes of some of the challenges we face especially in the areas of deviance, family and societal level.

Prof. M.K. Yahaya

The Inaugural Lecture was a reflection of societal values and the way society  has evolved – Prof Aina Adeogun

Prof Aina Adeogun Olubukola describing the inaugural lecturer as a friend, one who is focused, hardworking and a very seasoned administrator.

Speaking on the lecture, Prof Aina said “the lecture is a good one, the inaugural lecturer has demonstrated scholarship and the relevance in terms of social engineering process, in social engineering the actors will just deliver the message and let the people who are concern take the message to the next level.

Prof Aina Adeogun Olubukola

She urged government at all level to take  the issue of the out of school children which is a burden to the nation very serious.