By Salisu Sani-Idris
Mr Shina Peller (APC), Oyo State, a member of the House of Representatives, wants the reinvigoration of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), to raise the moral tone of the society.
Peller, member representing Iseyin, Itesiwaju, Iwajowa, Kajola, Federal Constituency of Oyo State, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Abuja.
He stated that the reinvigoration of NOA would enable the agency sensitise and re-orientate the people on their obligations as responsible citizens of the country.
The lawmaker therefore advised the Federal Government to pay more attention and improve the budgetary allocation of NOA to consistently raise citizens awareness.
This, according to him, will enable the agency to accurately and adequately inform; and mobilise citizens to act in ways that promote peace, harmony; and national development.
At the level of the National Assembly, I will speak on this, As one of the members of the 9th Assembly, I personally moved a motion on the need to reinvigorate the National Orientation Agency (NOA).
We also have a bill that has passed the second reading to reinvigorate the NOA, because out of all the government parastatals, it is one of the agencies that has the spread across the 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria.
And the first obligation of NOA is to pay attention to the welfare of people, which definitely has to do with the culture and morals of the society.
So, I am sure if the government begins to give attention and allocate more funds to the NOA, it will enable the agency sensitise the people, re-orientate them on what is required of them as patriotic citizens, he said.
According to the lawmaker, all Nigerians should realise that the change they desire begins from everyone, adding that everybody must see themselves as problem solvers.
Leadership exist in every sphere of life; at home and within your family, try to be a leader by not just saying things, but by doing those things.
If everybody takes leadership responsibilities seriously at every level, then we will be able to build a safe and progressive country.
The country is suffering from system failure which did not just start today, people have been clamouring for change for over four decades now, he said.
He also said that in his constituency, he always organised town hall meetings, where role models at every level were identified to encourage people to do the right thing.
I have a network called Shina Peller Network, and people at the network are people that show the kind of leadership that Shina Peller stands for.
The network preaches that we are Nigerians first before we start to think about politics, religion and ethnicity.
And as a people, we must understand that there is a an undisputable relationship between Islam and Christianity. (NAN)
Source: NAN News