Social media is more addictive than Cocaine — Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad speaks

Sheikh AbdurRahman Ahmad, the Chief Missioner of Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, has talked about the influence of social media and its negativity on humanity

He said that the use of social media and its impact on people is time consuming and hindering of one’s success.

The Chief Missioner spoke during the 18th Annual Ramadan Lecture organized by Lagos State Ministry of Education District 2, themed “Success through hardwork”.

Sheikh Ahmad noted that there is nothing more addictive as social media and its vices have hijacked destinies and hindered people from reaching their set goals.

He said that cocaine is not as addictive as social media and that people can be controlled through whatever contents that is being posted on social media.

He urged the audience to focus on the importance of success.

Ahmad said that hardwork is very important for success as there cannot be success without hardwork.

Commissioner of Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Alli-Balogun, advised Nigerians to be hardworking in whatever they do.

Alli-Balogun urged them to have a mindset on how to move forward and to cultivate the habit of work ethics, setting goals and identifying goals.

“Ramadan has come to teach us love, care, unity in faith, perseverance and resilience in bringing about unity or purpose and also in developing our spiritual and health being and connecting with God and praying for a better future,” he said.

The Tutor General/Permanent Secretary (TGPS) Education District 2, Mrs Anike Adekanye, thanked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Alli-Balogun and other senior officials of the state government for making the programme a success.

She implored teaching, non-teaching staffs and students to put in more hardwork in their activities, assuring them that they will be rewarded by the government and God.

According to her, Ramadan is a season of hardwork to reap the blessings of Allah.

The event featured presentation of gifts, recitation of Quran and dhikr among others.