NOA Ogun Holds Stakeholders Town Hall Meeting on National Anthem, National Value Charter

 

The National Orientation Agency, Ogun State Directorate, held stakeholders Town Hall meeting on Nationwide Sensitization on the National Anthem and National Value Charter, yesterday, in Abeokuta

Speaking at the Town Hall meeting held at the Abeokuta South Local Government Secretariat Hall, Ake, the State Director, Mrs. Funke Salako  said the essence of engaging the strata of the people is to re-orientate on the way to move Nigeria forward in spite of the challenges being faced as a people which the NOA is not unaware of. According to her these challenges stemmed from the neglect of yesteryears neglect of our national core values, the foundational core values which the Nigerian state is built on 

Mrs. Salako opined that regardless of our location, tribes, religion or ethnicity the Nigerian people must embrace the National core values for the betterment of self and country. She added that the influx of other cultures into our geographical space, westernization and civilization has led to the erosion of our national core values hence the need to go back to the roots and address this character misdemeanor before it goes out of hand hence the main reason why the NOA deem it fit to launch the National Identity Project which enshrined the National Value Charter and the standardization of the National symbols 

Mrs. Salako informed participants that the National Value Charter is a full package which comes with the 7 Nigerian promises and the 7 Citizen codes which if embraced she said, will get us to where we really want to go as one indivisible family. The citizens codes, she mentioned, are the expectation of the government from the citizens which includes Discipline, Tolerance and Respect, Duty of Care, Environmental Awareness, Resilience, Leadership, Transparency while the 7 Nigerian promise the citizenry likewise expects from the government are 

Equality, Inclusivity, Entrepreneurship and Employment, Democracy, Peace and Security, Freedom and Justice, and Meritocracy.

Delivering the address of Director-General of the National Orientation Agency, Nigeria., Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, the Director, Human Resources Management, National Headquarters, Mrs. Sola Olowoyo welcomed everyone to the program. She said the National Identity Project, NIP, is set to address the multidimensional value related challenges plaguing the Nigerian state thereby necessitating the establishment of a National framework to address these challenges by the NOA.

The DG said he was happy to announce to participants that the framework has been presented to the Federal Executive Council, FEC, chaired by Mr. President and have been ratified. The ratification, he said, is now what has given birth to the nationwide campaign on NIP the Agency is currently carrying out all over the country.

The NOA DG mentioned the framework as including, Standardization of the National Symbols; Establishment of National Value Brigade in primary and secondary schools across the country; Citizenship study to be made compulsory in primary and secondary schools in the country; The approval of the Nationalisation of Cartoon contents in Nigeria and Campaign for National reputation management.

Others are Value Reorientation for NYSC corps members; Approval of every September 16 as the National Symbols Enlightenment Day; Transformation of the WAI Brigade to Citizens Value Brigade officers; Creation of NOA Artificial Intelligence (CLHEEAN App), the explainer and the Mobilizer information dissemination platforms; and the Young age indoctrination on National core values for children and young ones in the country 

These initiatives according to the DG if put to play and well internalized by the leaders and the led, we shall definitely have the Nigeria of our dreams.

Present at the Town Hall meeting are Baale of Saje, High Chief Tajudeen Adesanya and Oke Lantoro, High Chief Kareem Tijani; Deputy Director, Narcotics, E.I. Eucharia of the NDLEA; Mr. Tunde Olayemi, Deputy Director, DSS; Com. Yinka Folarin, National Vice President, Campaign for the Defence of Human Right, CDHR; Oloye Alh. Olóyè Akóláwólé Shórèmí, Ogun State Chairman, National Youth Council Of Nigeria, NYCN; Alh. Adebiyi Abolore, Treasurer, Abeokuta South LG representing the HOLGA; and Mr. Abiodun Obafemi, State Coordinator, Federal Information Centre, Abeokuta under the Federal Information and National Orientation

Other organizations in attendance at the Town Hall meeting include, Traditional Rulers, Chiefs; Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN; League of Imam & Alfas; Artisans; PWDs; Market Men & Women; Community Development Association (CDAs) and Community Development Council, CDCs; National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN; Committee for Defence of Human Right (CDHR); Women Organisations; and National Council of Women Society (NCWS).

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