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Lafia, Sept.14, 2016 (NAN) The Nasarawa State Governor’s wife, Mrs Salamatu Al-Makura, has urged parents, especially women, to ensure proper upbringing of their children in a godly way for a better society.
Al-Makura made the call on Wednesday while addressing the wives of chairmen of the state local government Interim Management Committees (IMC) who paid her Eid-el- Kabir visit in Lafia.
She said that the call become imperative considering the critical position parents, especially women, occupied in the family and the society at large.
She said there was the need for them to train and ensure proper upbringing of their children in a devine way.
The governor’s wife added that the society would be better if parents and guardians ensured and trained their children in an acceptable way, adding that God was always happy with parents who trained their children in a good way.
“ I want to thank you for the visit and assure you of the state government’s commitment to continue to initiate more programmes and policies in order to better the standard of living of the people, especially the women.
“I urge all of you to continue to live in peace with your neighbours as no society could achieve meaningful progress without peace because peace is priceless and non-negotiable.
“Also, I want to use this medium to call on parents, especially the women, to ensure proper upbringing of their children in a godly way for a better society.
“The society will not be better if parents do not train and take adequate responsibility of their children.
“That is the problem facing the society and we need to pray to God at all the time for the progress of our families and children,” She said.
Al-Makura urged parents to live an exemplary life by shunning all negative acts in the society.
She said that a lot of children grew up with the good or bad attitudes of their parents, hence the need for the parents to live a life worthy of emulation.
She also urged parents to give adequate priority to the education o their children and wards, adding that education was the best legacy parents should leave for their children.
Al-Makura further called on women to always support their husbands, to better the standard of living of their families and for the overall development of the country.
The governor’s wife also enjoined the women to be law-abiding, respect constituted authority, live in peace and tolerate one another, irrespective of their ethnic, religious and political affiliation.(NAN)
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Story Edited by Ekemini Ladejobi/Idris Abdulrahman