With a resolve to step up the National Identity Project (NIP), the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has taken the sensitisation campaign to tertiary institutions.

Kicking-off the campaign in Ekiti State at the Ekiti State Polytechnic, Isan-Ekiti, the agency stressed the importance and benefits of the NIP for the overall growth and progress of Nigeria.

NOA State Director in Ekiti, Mrs. Kemi Akomolede, underscored the importance of students in promoting values and contributing to nation building. She spoke while sensitising students of the state-run institution.

Mrs. Akomolede, who led a team of NOA personnel, noted that the role of the students in promoting the national values cannot be waved aside, said her mission and mandate was to mobilise students as future leaders.

She said the team was in the institution to re-awaken the conscience of the students, sensitise and mobilise them to embrace the project as approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and directed by Director General of the Agency, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu.

Mrs. Akomolede called for a collaborative effort in catching the young ones early and guiding them to become future builders and leaders.

According to her, clubs such as National Orientation Club (Integrity club) can be mandated to organise periodic seminars, workshops and campaigns to further sensitise the students and workers.

Besides, some of the critical topics should be integrated into the school curriculum to ensure sustainability as part of inculcating national values in the students

The NOA director cautioned students against cutting corners but to follow the path of honour and take advantage of available opportunities through online loans, government scholarships and skill acquisition to strive for excellence in their various fields of endeavours.

Rector of the institution, Dr. Sunday Ajeigbe, acknowledged the similarity in the activities of the agency and the institution as regard the business of shaping lives of youths to become better leaders in the future.

The rector said the visit was not just a courtesy call but a crucial step in strengthening the synergy between both institutions in shaping the values, awareness and civic consciousness of the students and larger community.

According to him, the institution has a belief that education transcends technical knowledge, but also instill values, builds character and prepares the students to be responsible citizens and transformational leaders.