PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has stated that Nigerian
parents were now paying for expo in examinations and also sponsoring wonder
centres for Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) for their children.
The president, who was represented by
the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Ms. Amal Pepple, stated
this on Friday in Abuja at the official kick-of of the National Christian
Campaign on Social Transformation.
President Jonathan said that parents
now fought teachers who disciplined their children and also encouraged their
children to insult adults.
He said “the whole society has
failed, that is one reason we have incidents of cultism, armed robbery, murder,
ritual killing, drugs, sale of babies, kidnapping and sexual immorality.
“Indeed, we have lost our moral
values and principles, so much has gone wrong in our family life, schools,
churches and society in general” he said.
The president further noted that most
teachers were no longer committed and had become business men and women,
through sale of handouts before students can pass, asking of favours from
students to award pass marks.
Jonathan called on the church to lead
the return to good values and morals and bring the much needed transformation
in the society.
Speaking at the event, President of
the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor stated that
Nigeria is never a mistake and that God is behind the idea called Nigeria.
He said “when you look at Nigeria
today, we are deceiving ourselves, Pastors are deceiving members, members are
deceiving their Pastors, Husbands are deceiving their Wives, Wives deceiving
their Husbands, Parents deceiving their Children, Children deceiving their
Parents. Sooner we would have a nation of people deceiving each other”.
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