FEC APPROVES CITIZENS BRIGADE TO ADDRESS DECLINING SCHOOL VALUES

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The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Monday approved the establishment of the National Citizens Value Brigade across primary and secondary schools in Nigeria, to stem declining value and raise role models and ambassadors for the country.

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu, at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The Minister stated that FEC also gave approvals to several changes in the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation policies to strengthen the national value system, precisely the institution of national citizens value brigade across basic schools.

He said that the Council expressed dismay at the gradual erosion of values especially among the younger ones, a development which, it said has given rise to all forms of misconduct and acts that are not in tune with Nigeria’s traditions and norms.

According to him, “Today (Monday), Council has approved several changes in our policy to strengthen our national value system, the Chief of it is that the national citizen’s value brigade has been approved to be established in all our primary and secondary schools.

“This will raise the role model citizens from Nigeria council has noted the gradual eroding of our values especially among the younger ones and this is giving rise to a kind of misbehaviour and act that are not in tune with our traditions and our norms.

“Council has noted that there is a need for strengthening and going back to the core value that Nigeria is known for overtime for which we know that there has been some form of decline.” the Minister added.

Idris said FEC also approved the inclusion of a national value charter to be made mandatory in basic and post-basic school curricula. This is in addition to approved standardization of national symbols.

He explained that this would be a crucial aspect of the topics to be taught in civic education as well as instituted, and adopted among government appointees at the point of entry into the public service.

The Minister mentioned that the National Orientation would be saddled with the responsibilities of the task.