NOA Embarks On National Value Charter Sensitisation In Enugu

The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Tuesday, embarked on a public enlightenment campaign on Nigeria’s new national anthem and national values charter in Enugu.

The Enugu State Director of NOA, Mrs Clara Nwachukwu, during the event, said that the exercise would last for three months.

According to her, the commencement of the implementation of the National Values Charter in the state was aimed at fostering moral, ethical and cultural reawakening among Nigerians in Enugu State.
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She said that the National Values Charter, one of the flagship initiatives of the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, was being implemented through the NOA.
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The charter was designed to instil the right values, attitudes, and perspectives in the hearts and minds of all Nigerians, irrespective of religion, ethnicity and class, she said.

Quoting her, “The aim of the programme is to re-orientate and redirect Nigerians, regardless of class, ethnicity, or religion towards the values and principles that have long been associated with our culture and have been the foundation of our institutions and society.
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“The introduction of the new National Anthem and the National Values Charter ushers in an important milestone for national pride and identity. This action reflects the changing ideals and aspirations of the nation.
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“Values may be defined as accepted principles or standards of behaviour that are used to characterise individuals and societies.”
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She described the new National Anthem “as a potent call for harmony, equity, and prosperity among Nigerians”, and urged the people of the state to “hold tenaciously to the nation’s core values of love, patriotism, resilience, courage, dignity of labour, respect for the sanctity of life, belief in the family as a basic unit of society, justice, fairness, and care for the environment”.
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She also advised that these values should not be sacrificed on the altar of unregulated adoption of foreign values, adding that, “The nationwide sensitisation is more than just a campaign. It is a movement. It is a movement that calls upon each of us as Nigerians to imbibe the shared values and spirit reflecting in both our national anthem and national values charter. As we move forward, let us remember that it is only through unity, respect and commitment to these values that we can achieve the Nigeria of our dreams.
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“The search for identity has been a problematic one, due to the ever-lasting level of ethnic consciousness among Nigerians. While there is nothing wrong in acknowledging the socio-cultural and religious differences of the various ethnic nationalities in the country, we must not allow such to deny us the reality that we are now a people with common destiny.”

She said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had made it clear that “We must build Nigerians to build Nigeria through sensitization and re-orientation campaigns”.

She continued, “The introduction of the New National Anthem and the National Values Charter usher in an important milestone for national pride and identity. This action reflects the changing ideals and aspirations of the nation.”