In line with the national drive for citizen reorientation, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi, has constituted a committee to finalise Nigeria’s values charter.
This was contained in a statement Wednesday by Deputy Director, Press of the ministry Suleiman Haruna.
According to the statement, Director of Orientation and Behavioural Modification (OBM) of the National Orientation Agency (NOA)Mrs. Theresa Nnalue, will coordinate the committee.
It noted that the committee will be chaired by Dr. Muhammed Auwal Haruna chairman while Dr. Biodun Adeniyi will serve as Deputy Chairman.
Other members include Dr. Otive Igbuzor , Dr. Emma Agu , Dr. Grace Awoleye, Dr. Monday Philip, Dr. Tunji Azeez, Dr. Naima Aminu and Nkechi Ali Balogun
“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 2024 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,” the statement read.
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