The National Orientation Agency has called on Nigerian youths to propagate new ideas aimed at promoting national unity and peaceful co-existence.
The Director-General of NOA, Dr Garba Abari, made the appeal on Saturday night at the Private Screening of a National Development Film Project, ‘The Pledge’, in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the movie was produced by Uchenna Simon, popularly known as Prince UC Mgawa, while Paul Apel Papel directed the film.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the movie was produced by Uchenna Simon, popularly known as Prince UC Mgawa, while Paul Apel Papel directed the film.
Abari urged the youths to preach patriotism and nationalism in all their words and actions.
He said, “Nigerian youths have a fundamental role to play. Nigeria is essentially a country of youths because more than 65 per cent of our population is below the age of 35. So, this country belongs to the youths.
“Nigerian youths must have a new idea different from the ideas that are currently being propagated.
“Our youths must wake up to the fact that they are the nation’s builders, not nation’s destroyers and have a role to play.
“The only way to do that is to propagate new ideas that are built around patriotism, love for country and not about getting rich quick.”
The director-general, who described “The Pledge” as a nationalistic movie, also urged Nigerians, particularly politicians, to emulate the character of Onyema in the movie who had the mindset of “Nigeria first” amongst Nigerians.
“The take away from this movie is that we must first and foremost put the nation first. Let’s be good ambassadors of ourselves, good ambassadors of our country and well wishers of our country.
“I believe that together we shall join forces and ensure we have a fulfilled country of our dream,” he said.
In his remarks, Simon, the Founder of the Tagwaye Charity Foundation and Executive Producer of the movie, said that the film aimed at preaching peaceful co-existence and to administer the mindset of Nigeria first amongst Nigerians.
