I don’t want to be remembered for my many fights — Obaseki

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo

The Director-General, National Orientation Agency, NOA, has disclosed that Nigerians parents are raising foreigners in their various homes as children, having abandoned their parenting roles.

He also blamed the declining societal value on the failure of government and parents, who have abandoned their responsibilities to the youths.

Speaking with journalists in Osogbo, Osun state during his advocacy tour and media engagement to the State, he said the federal government would soon launch the National Character Charter to guide in a bid to restore societal values in the country.

According to him, the youths were abandoned to their own fate, hence, they pick what appears to them through technology as acceptable values as government and parents jettisoned their roles.

“Some of us, while growing up, got civic education where we learn basic ethical issues where we were inculcated with leadership ideals. No more Boys Scouts and no more Girls Brigade.

“You create idleness in the lives of children. They spent several hours at home and in school. They watch cartoons. Cartoons teach them foreign values and drop Nigeria values. You are raising foreigners and you think you are raising Nigerians. As they grow up, the vocabulary, the mentality are Western and you say they prefer nudity than covering their body.

“The lifestyle of America is what they use for their cartoons. There are cartoons showing a man and a woman marrying, a woman and a woman marrying. Your children are watching it and they think it is normal.

“Now, this administration is launching Character Charter soon that will compulsory subjects from Primary, Secondary to University level to prepare our youths on what is expected of them as members of the society.

“It will inculcate morality and generally acceptable societal values in them from childhood to adulthood and guide them properly on Nigerian values and public conducts”, he added.

Earlier, the Director-General visited the Aragbiji of Iragbiji, Oba Abdur-Rasheed Olabomi at his palace to sought community support for the agency and its campaign on societal values. (Vanguard)