The Delta State Governor, Senator
(Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, has stressed the importance of moral values towards
checking the menace of social vices in the society.
Governor Okowa, who was speaking
during a one-day youths orientation programme held in Boji Boji Owa, Ika North
East Local Government Area, with the theme: Cultism And Nigerian Child"
said moral values are fast fading away because of anti-social vices such as
cultism, examination malpractices, drug abuse and kidnapping among the youths.
The governor, represented by the
state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Patrick Ukah, said government is
interested in disciplined environment for government’s policy of prosperity for
all Deltans and SMART Agenda to thrive in the state.
He said that lack of confidence
remains a factor leading most children to embrace anti- social vices; hence the
increasing moral decadence in the society today.
The governor charged secondary
school students from within and outside the local government to be apostles of
prosperity packages, good ambassadors of their communities and schools, agents
of good behaviours and avoid bad fellowships.
Senator Okowa said that it was
important for them to keep away from cultism, drugs, examination malpractices
and other vices inimical to their development as children with bright future
and assist the state government in spreading the gospel of good moral values.
In his remarks at the occasion, the
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Youths Development and Director
representing Delta North in the Directorate of Orientation, Hon. Innocent
Esewezie, said that the programme was packaged to educate and sensitize school
children on the dangers of cultism, examination malpractices and drug abuse.
Hon Esewezie advised that these
vices are destiny terminators and destroyers of responsible lives. He added
that they should stay away from these vices and embrace good moral values.
Also speaking, the Executive
Assistant to the Governor on Orientation, Barr. Eugene Uzum, said cultism is a
wicked and evil act that cuts life short and are destroyer of careers of the
vulnerable, saying that the lives of people are in danger because of the
wickedness of cultism, cult groups and associated vices.
In a lecture, the state
Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zanna Ibrahim, said cultism has destroyed the
values and morals of the Nigerian society.
Delta State Commissioner for
Health, Dr. Nicholas Azinge, asked students to channel their energies to
positive activities that would add values to their lives.
He advised parents and care
givers to create programmes that would impart positively on their wards.
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