NOA, CDHR laments dwindling Family Values In Society
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The National Orientation Agency (NOA) and the Community For Defence Human Rights (CDHR) have decried the dwindling fortune of family values in society, this, they said has been traced to the get-rich-quick syndrome.
They stated this during a walk and campaign to commemorate the 2024 International Day of Human Rights in Abeokuta on Tuesday.
Speaking at the campaign, the Deputy Director of Admin and Finance NOA Augustine Ugbaji stated that parents remained the first agent of socialization.
He noted that children were born with “tabula rasa” minds and whatever parents instilled in them is what they showcased outside.
He appealed to parents to create a family value system in their children that would prevent them from getting influenced by peer groups and being lured to join a secret cult.
“Parents are the first agent of socialization and psychology is influenced by the fact that children are born with a tabula rasa mind.
“It’s a garbage in, garbage out, thus, whatever the parents instill in them is what they showcase outside.
“Parents should instill in them a family value system, and train them in good morals so that they will not be coopted into a secret cult or looking for quick money that will lead them to their untimely death,” Ugbaji said.
Also speaking the Deputy Director of Planning Research and Strategy Mrs Nkechi Rotimi urged parents to be security conscious at all times.
She encouraged them to protect their children and train them to understand the negative effects of hard drugs and get-rich-quick syndrome.
She submitted that security is everybody’s business, noting that “ill-gotten money will not last”.
Meanwhile, the CDHR Chairman, Comrade Folarin Olayinka advised the government to incorporate technology into security to enable a secure and safe nation.
He stressed the need for community engagement on security matters, noting that security should be a collective effort of all individuals.
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