The National Orientation Agency NOA has organized a sensitization campaign on the importance of the national anthem and national value charter for students, traditional leaders, artisans, and the public.
In her remarks on the Community orientation and mobilization officer (c.o.m.o) Mrs Grace Musa lamented that lately, Nigerians have put aside norms, tradition
“where corruption has eaten deep in us and above all the spirit of the brotherhood have long been put aside among others”
She hinted that the present administration and the Director General of National Orientation Agency NOA Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu saw the need for the renewed National Anthem and National Value Charter to bring Nigerians back to status
” thereby making Nigeria a better place to live, where peace and security and other good things can be assured”
The acting district head (wakili) of Bunkure, Alh. Nasiru Umar described the sensitization as timely and implored the Government to assist communities in the LGA with soft loans that reach the masses at the grassroots level for their businesses.
” Government at all levels should respect the rules of law”
The COMO, Mrs Grace Musa, took the campaign to the district head palace of Bunkure, upper Base Model Secondary School Co-exist, Gurgiya Central Primary School.
The places also visited are Artisans like motorcycl and motor mechanics, welders, blacksmiths (makera), and dyeing – pit( marina). The Ward heads of Gurjiya/ Jallurawa as well as the village head of Kulluwa, and the places of worship were reached during the sensitization campaign.
The COMO, also commented that there is a need for more sensitization campaigns in schools because it was observed that the students/pupils and their teachers are not familiar with the new lyrics of the National Anthem.
“The National Value Charter will help in uniting the country, each citizen is expected to know his/her role to the Government as well as the Government’s role to her citizens in other to foster the Nation forward, more sensitization is needed to hard to reach areas of the LGA especially the Nomadic Settlement since the major aim is to unify Nigerians”