ANCISRO’s Values Reorientation Outreach Commended by Schools
TODAY, the Solution Government’s quest for values reformation among youngsters took center stage at two very interesting schools in the Awka metropolis, the capital of Anambra State.
The ongoing Anambra State Civic and Social Reformation Office (ANCISRO) schools’ outreach program reaped commendations as it visited the Alexander College and Enzy Royale Secondary School, both located in Agu Awka, Awka South Local Government Area (LGA). It was a memorable day with warm-hearted and brilliant pupils in the two privately-owned schools.
During our visit to the Anglican Mission-owned Alexander College during the morning assembly period, we observed a school where pupils still genuflect or bow to greet elders, even if they are strangers. The school was also the only institution where we encountered pupils who sat down comfortably with their notepads, during the customary morning muster. At Enzy Royale, owned by a private entrepreneur, we found a lively and free-communicating set of well-dressed pupils who, unlike their contemporaries in several earlier schools visited, were never shy about expressing their opinions.
In line with the thrust of the values reorientation campaign, the Managing Director of ANCISRO, Chuka Nnabuife, told the pupils that the delegation was in their schools to discuss the dangers of a new culture that tends to promote rudeness, disrespect, nakedness, out-of-marriage sex, rituals, and quick money, among other vices. He observed that social media trends thrive on promoting these vices by making them appear like generally acceptable behaviors, whereas they are not.
Dwelling on the general theme of the outreach, “The Deception of What You See and the Reality of What They Really Are,” Nnabuife told the students that, notwithstanding the many disadvantages of social media, there are many deceptions in them. Sadly, the deceptive content often becomes popular and trends. He identified some of these social media fads as glamorizing the use of hard drugs, celebrating the “baby mama” fad, promoting vanity, and the lavish display of inexplicable wealth, among others, and urged the pupils to beware of such mind-manipulations because those fads lure young people out of their main goals in life.
He advised the students to plan their lives, work hard on their studies, and believe in God while avoiding crimes and going against the law. Another speaker at the schools was Mr. Emmanuel John, a representative of the Foundation for Attitude Redirection (FAR). He told the youngsters to guard against getting involved in any activity that could soil their image or taint their career paths, as that would scuttle their life’s mission.
He observed that the students are facing huge challenges in a world full of attractive distractions. However, those who persevere, study their subjects, and live in good character will ultimately succeed. The interactive events, held at Alexander College during their morning assembly and at Enzy Royale during their midday recreation, were remarkable for the students’ conduct and interesting questions on values and social trends.
Representatives of the management of the two schools commended the ANCISRO initiative and noted the rarity of such programs in contemporary educational institutions. They asked for more of such visits by the Office.
