Worried by the high rate of ritual killings, drug abuse and rape among youths, the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has called on teachers and parents to be more committed to upbringing of children for a better society in the country.
Speaking in Akure, the Ondo Aregbesola, while hosting the 1975 set of his secondary school, Akoko Anglican Grammar School Arigidi Akoko, lamented the rate at which young people engaged in ritual killing under the pretext of looking for quick wealth.
Also, the Minister said the upbringing of students should not be left for teachers but should be a joint effort with parents, old student associations and tiers of government.
The former Osun governor called on teachers and parents to be more committed to upbringing of children for a better society in the country.
Aregbesola, said bringing children in good manner would go a long way in taking good care of youths, prevent vices and any wrong doings ravaging the society.
Blaming the vices on lack of parental care, Aregbesola said “what is obviously lacking is insufficient parental guardiance. Let us address parental issues, parents must be encouraged to properly groom their children and grooming is not just about discipline, it goes beyond that. It involves correcting any vices, malpractices, misbehaviours among others.
“When parents are sensitive to what their children need to the company they keep, definitely we are going to have well-groomed and disciplined children.”
Aregbesola, who also spoke on his Alma mater said, “I am joining the other old students to see how we can support, develop, fund the effort of the government in making our Alma-mater functional for the current students.
“It is obvious now that the government alone cannot attend to the needs of those institutions, particularly in terms of good infrastructure and this led me to join my other old students to support and assist in providing infrastructure and rehabilitating the old structure at once and to motivate the current students.”
Also speaking, the President of the Akogram Set 75, Mr Olaitan Ayeni commended the positive impacts of the Interior minister on the school over the years.