JUST IN; Govt clears air on threats to ban Traditional Worship
JUST IN; Govt clears air on threats to ban Traditional Worship– Commissioner
Mr Don Onyenji, the Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism in Anambra, says it is not true that the state government threatened to ban traditional worship.
Onyenji made the statement at a stakeholders meeting organised in partnership with ASHOKA Africa, a non-profit organsation and social change agent, in Awka on Thursday.
He said that Gov. Charles Soludo only called for the registration of all traditional religious leaders and custodians of shrines in the state.
The commissioner described religion as a collection of social and cultural systems involving core beliefs, practices, morals that were needed in human society
The governor wants to have that compilation as a way of discouraging crime. Let’s not forget that some people who do unlawful businesses patronise these places.
Armed robbers, fraudsters, kidnappers and other criminals go to native doctors and shrines to seek for powers to do evil,” he said.
Onyenji said that the activities of some native doctors and custodians of shrines in the state encouraged criminality.
He said that any native doctor or shrine worshipper found to be preparing charms for robbers or fortifying kidnappers would be prosecuted.
Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the Commissioner for Education, said that the partnership with ASHOKA Africa was aimed at promoting social behaviour reformation among the youth.
Represented by Dr Ify Agbaizu, the Permanent Secretary, Chuma-Udeh said that the correct orientation about core Igbo values should be given to the younger generation in order to put them on the right track.
“We must preach the values of hard work, respect and honesty. This will save the youth from indulging in the social ills that are rampant in the society today,” she said.
She urged youth in the state to imbibe good social behaviours and hard work as they grew in life, saying,” nothing good comes without hard work”
Mr Okechukwu Uzoechina, the Leader, ASHOKA Africa delegation to the meeting, said that the organisation’s “Everyone is a Change Maker”vision was a social transformation tool needed in human society.
“We foresee a world where everyone has the confidence, freedom and support to identify and design solutions for the common good of the society.
“A world where people are equipped to tackle challenges, and to create a better future in both small and bold ways,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting also attracted the attendance students drawn from select secondary schools in the state.
Speaking to NAN, Miss Makuochukwu Umeh, the Head Girl, Anglican Girls Secondary School, Awka, described the engagement as enriching and well thought-out.
We all are grateful to be part of the programme, we have learnt a lot from the resource persons, if for nothing, I havee learnt that quick and illegal wealth is not good
“I also learnt that farming, craft making and other lawful engagements are good and dignified sources of making wealth,” she said.(NAN)
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According to the prosecution, the alleged offence contravene Section 261 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015. (NAN)
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