Speaking at a parley organised by the Olave Baden-Powell Society (OB-PS) Nigeria, in conjunction with the Nigeria Girls Guide Association (NGGA) held at Methodist Girls’ High School, Yaba, Lagos, she noted that in the era of social media, social interaction is not effectively developed.
To her, “the youths can be tech savvy, but there is need to get them involved in extra-curricular activities, in order to interact well within their communities and properly fit into the society.”
She further urged everyone to come to terms with the fact that the building blocks of success in life lie in excellence, character, honesty, faith, love, loyalty, dedication and consistency in doing the right thing.
On her part, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, stressed the need to teach girls and youths the importance of tree planting in order to address climate change challenges.
She observed that Nigeria is a signatory to the Paris Club agreement on reducing Green House Gas emissions.
“We are back to the basics, we must build them for the future. We need to tell the younger ones the importance of tree planting. They must be taught how to sort refuse. If our environment is safe, we are also safe, if our environment is secure, we are also secure”, she added.
Country Coordinator, OB-PS, Feyisola Abiru insisted children must be taught values and leadership. “We must encourage the values and ethos of Girl Guides”, she stated.
Abiru added that the parley between OBPS and NGGA was aimed to support and showcase young girls in our communities making huge impact through Girl Guiding.
Speaking in a similar vein, a member of OB-PS, Adefemi Abeke Taire, observed that in tackling oral decadence, the role of women must be redefined. She observed that most women have moved from the traditional homemaker role to the work place environment, and are at work from morning till night. “The role of fathers have also changed. Many of them are busy trying to fend for the family”, she said.
She further identified influence from other cultures, which have trampled on our indigenous culture as another challenge.
