FG makes fresh appointments (FULL LIST)
The federal government has established a ten-member committee tasked with formulating Nigeria’s values charter. This initiative aims to spearhead the national drive for citizen reorientation.
The committee, formed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, officially came into existence on Wednesday, December 6.
Charged with submitting its report within two weeks, the committee comprises the following members: Dr. Muhammed Auwal Haruna as Chairman, Dr. Biodun Adeniyi as Deputy Chairman, Dr. Otive Igbuzor, Dr. Emma Agu, Dr. Grace Awoleye, Dr. Monday Philip, Dr. Tunji Azeez, Dr. Naima Aminu, Nkechi Ali Balogun, and Mrs. Theresa Nnalue. The Director of Orientation and Behavioural Modification (OBM) at the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mrs. Theresa Nnalue, will coordinate the committee’s activities.
A statement issued by Suleiman Haruna, Deputy Director, Press Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation said: “Nigeria’s Values Charter embodies a social contract between the country and its citizens. It will serve as a blueprint and policy for a national value system, defining us as Nigerians and undergirding our personality as citizens.
“The new policy, unveiled in early 2023 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, consists of the Nigerian Promise and the Citizen Codes, which have seven pillars each. The government intends to incorporate these values into formal, informal, and vocational educational policies.
“It is common practice for countries to define their core values and institute policies to transmit a shared value system among the citizens, which, in the case of Nigeria, would help citizens evolve into united people with shared aspirations, a sense of nationalism, and pride.
“Despite the Constitutional provision on national values, Nigeria has not implemented a definitive core value system for its citizens. As a country of diverse ethnic and cultural values, evolving into a unified nation without a unifying value system has been challenging.”
