Youth Advised To Engage In Meaningful Ventures, Shun Acts Capable Of Jeopardising Norms, Values of The Society
ASABA/Nigeria: Youths have been called upon to engage themselves in meaningful ventures that will impact positively on their lives and shun acts capable of jeopardising the norms and values of the society.
A retired medical personnel and philanthropist, Mrs Patricia Ideh, who gave the advice in Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area shortly after a Thanksgiving Service at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Okpanam decried the alarming rate of crime in recent times, such as ritual killings, cultism and yahoos.
While urging parents to be mindful of the kind of friends their children keep, Mrs Ideh called on the security agencies and government to deal decisively with any culprits in the illicit acts, just as she tasked all individuals to always report cases of crime suspicion to the police to enable them act on time rather than after the criminals had been committed.
Mrs Ideh said that she decided to appreciate God for the gift of life and other numerous blessings, stressing the need for all living beings to give back to God, even as she reiterated that her good parental upbringing had influenced her lifestyle, particularly the manner she touches lives.
In a sermon, the Parish Priest of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Okpanam, Rev Fr. Charles Egwuenu emphasized the need for youths of to desist from material things and avoid the “get rich quick syndrome.”
Rev Fr. Egwuenu reminded the congregation that the advent period was significant in the life of every Christian, adding that it was a time to appreciate and make peace with God as well as the society in general.
