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An elder statesman and Ijaw chief, Dr. Joseph Ambakederemo, has referred to as on Nigerians to embrace integrity, accountability and accountable citizenship, saying the nation’s growth relies on the values guiding its leaders and residents.
Ambakederemo made the decision on the weekend through the launch of Egedegbe’s guide: ‘Value Rebirth: The Pathway to an Egalitarian Society’, held alongside the writer’s sixtieth birthday celebration.
He mentioned the event provided a chance to replicate on the challenges confronting Nigeria and the necessity to translate the nation’s ample human and pure sources into sustainable growth.
According to him, the guide challenges Nigerians to study how their values affect the administration and distribution of nationwide sources, arguing that financial potential alone can’t assure prosperity with out moral management, accountable citizenship and powerful establishments.
“Value Rebirth is more than a book. It is a call to national awakening and transformation,” Ambakederemo mentioned.
He noticed that management performs a crucial function in shaping the ethical local weather of any society, explaining that integrity, transparency, accountability and repair may strengthen establishments and restore public confidence in governance.
Conversely, he warned that compromised values may encourage corruption, inequality, injustice and declining public belief.
Ambakederemo, nevertheless, confused that the accountability for rebuilding societal values shouldn’t relaxation solely on the federal government and political leaders.
He urged dad and mom to elevate kids with good character, lecturers to educate with function, professionals to uphold moral requirements and residents to demand accountability. He additionally referred to as for younger individuals to be outfitted with the values and expertise required to contribute meaningfully to society.
The Ijaw chief mentioned schooling should transcend educational achievement to cultivating character, civic accountability and a dedication to service, noting that the way forward for an egalitarian society would rely largely on the values of the following era.
Ambakederemo described an egalitarian society as one during which justice is predictable, alternatives are accessible, and each particular person is handled with dignity.
Achieving such a society, he mentioned, would require deliberate motion, moral management, sturdy establishments and collective accountability slightly than the mere identification of nationwide issues.
Ambakederemo additionally challenged members on the occasion to take the guide’s message past the launch ceremony by studying it, discussing its concepts and making use of its rules of their properties, colleges, church buildings, workplaces, communities and public establishments.
“Nigeria does not lack potential. What we need is the courage and discipline to convert potential into sustainable progress,” he mentioned.
Reflecting on Egedegbe’s milestone, Ambakederemo mentioned the choice to mark 60 years of life with a guide addressing nationwide growth gave the celebration added significance.
He described the publication because the writer’s contribution to the persevering with dialog in regards to the sort of Nigeria residents need and the collective effort required to construct a fairer society.
The guide examines the connection amongst values, management, corruption, institutional reform, schooling and financial justice, advancing the argument that sustainable growth requires each accountable people and establishments that promote equity and accountability.
Ambakederemo congratulated Egedegbe on his sixtieth birthday and counseled him for contributing to the nationwide discourse by means of the publication.
He expressed hope that the guide would encourage Nigerians to uphold integrity, promote justice and construct establishments that develop alternatives and defend human dignity.
The celebration introduced collectively two milestones, the writer’s sixtieth birthday and the launch of a guide that locations ethical renewal on the centre of the hunt for nationwide growth.
