Social media now replacing books, Booksellers MD decries

MANAGING Director, Booksellers Limited, Ibadan, Dr Kolade Musoro has decried the excessive use of social media by students of secondary schools, such that it was replacing students’ subscription to libraries.

Noting that the social media was replete with both credible and unverifiable pieces of information, Musoro said students must be discerning to filter the information they see online.

Rather than replacing their books with the social media, Musoro said students should only use social media to complement the knowledge they get from books.

Musoro gave this admonition at Booksellers, Ibadan, when Author of “The Fragrance of Roses,” Mrs Kike Ojo had a hangout with students of some secondary schools of Ibadan.

More importantly, he urged students to shrug off reluctance to visit libraries and be avid readers of books, so as to improve their productivity and command of the English language.

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To increase reading culture, Musoro challenged students to be keen on forming book clubs and annually organise programmes to organise World book day on April 23rd in their schools.

In her interaction with the students, book author, Kike Ojo spoke on the need for them to be resolved to surmount whatever hazard or challenge, without being rebellious, to be successful in life.

Drawing from the theme of the book, Ojo tasked the female child on hard work as the only way they can succeed and achieve anything independent of a strongly patriarchal culture still existent in the country.

The 67-year old author also urged grandmothers to consider themselves as great stakeholders in the upbringing of their grandchildren.

She however described as a disaster the earlier stoppage of the teaching of history in schools such that several young Nigerians were being bamboozled because they are oblivious of the fact that a number of current occurrences were only a repetition of the past.

Ojo further urged students to be serious with their studies and only spend their leisure time on sane ventures and insane settings.

The event saw readings of excerpts of the 298-page book by students of Ibadan-based schools such as African Church Grammar School, Ibadan Grammar School, Christ the King College, The Vale College, Great Advocate School, Valencia College, Great Advocate, American Christian Academy, Urban Day Secondary School, Leadcity International School.