The Chairman, Federal Emergency Road Maintenance Agency, Tunde Lemo has challenged students to always strive to be the best in their studies and in everything they do.
Lemo gave this charge while delivering his speech at the Annual Student Leadership Summit of Caleb British International School, Lekki, Lagos.
The former deputy chairman of the Central Bank of Nigeria harping on the Theme of the Year “BE THE BEST” described the race of life as a pyramid where the base is wide but the top is narrow with limited space.
According to him, “We all start our journey at the base of the pyramid but as we go up, some people fall by the wayside. Not everybody will get to the top: The two things that will get you to the top are ATTITUDE and APTITUDE”.
Speaking on ambition, Lemo said, “My dream as a child in the primary school was to be a teacher. When I got into secondary school, my dream changed from becoming a teacher to becoming a principal. Later in life, I started thinking of becoming an accountant. As I made progress in the bank, my dream was to become the Managing Director of the bank, I have achieved that dream and I even went ahead to become the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank. I still have ambitions today; I have not stopped dreaming. You must continue to have good ambitions, he said”.
Using himself as a reference he said “As a first-class graduate of accounting, you need attitude and aptitude to reach your altitude”. He advised the students to shun vices, build a good reputation and work hard to be outstanding in their studies.
Furthermore, adding to the story of his feats in his Elementary, High School and University days, Lemo said “My Position in my Primary and Secondary school days was always between First and Third Position. I graduated from the University with first-class and got seven out of fourteen awards in my faculty”.
Students of the school took turns to ask questions on career and the efforts of the Federal Emergency Road Maintenance Agency on the situation of Nigeria roads.
Lemo applauded the intelligence of the pupils, noting the quality of questions they asked. He also commended the management and teachers of Caleb British International School for her standard of teaching and learning which he believes is a great contribution to education and national development.
