Cleric Counsels Parents To Monitor Use Of Social Media By Their Children

Founder and Spiritual Head of Shafaudeen-In-Islam Worldwide, Professor Sabit Ariyo Olagoke JP, has advised parents and guardians to monitor the use of social media by their children stressing that the positive use of social media must be encouraged for the promotion of socialization and enhancement of learning opportunities, communication usage and other beneficial use.

Prof. Sabitu Olagoke, founder/Spiritual Head, Shafaudeen in Islam

The renowned Cleric gave the advice on Sunday at the International Headquarters of the Mission at Wakajaye in Ibadan while speaking on “The Youth and Social Media: Impact on development,” which was to mark the Annual Shafaudeen Sisters Daawah Circle.”

He warned, “The negative use should be discouraged because of its consequential implication such as sexing, cyber bullying, fraud, poor academic performance. Emphasis needs to be made on using the social media for news information, opinion sharing, business development, cultural production and education to have positive impact on the society.”

The President of Ajagun Esin Consultative Forum (AECF) cautioned, “For these , all hands must be on deck, parents and youth inclusive to save the society from the social media induced moral degeneration from going into endemic decay.

Enumerating the positive impact of social media, Olagoke pointed out that social media facilitate political change with a quick ,cost effective method of information dissemination and people mobilization  with consequent increased voter lecture at this time participation adding it avails users opportunities of marketing, connecting and business transaction  with professional touches. Job seekers get easily employed through online contact advertisement of the employees.

He advised users 0f social media to avoid displaying themselves in an indecent manner that is anti scriptural, “never display yourself, relatives, or events without plausible purpose. It is better to display your work or worth on positive purpose.”

In his address, the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Abayomi Oke called on the youth to make positive use of the social media network for their personal development and that of the society, adding that they must not ignore the negative effects of social network on the youth and the society.

He commended the initiative of Professor Olagoke for putting up the lecture at this time when social media has become the vogue in the society.

The Chairperson of the Shafaudeen Sisters Dawah Circle, Sister Abibat Abdulhameed noted that the impact of the social media on youths could not be overemphasized because they were either in one particular social media or the other which link them to the outside world warning that they should be careful in the process because of its advantages and shortcomings.