Let’s Make Our Differences Source Of National Strength – DG NOA

‎‎The director-general of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Lanre Issa-Onilu, has urged citizens to marque nationalist diversities a root of spot for the maturation of the country.

‎‎Issa-Onilu stated this successful a goodwill connection astatine Umuahia, the Abia State capital, astatine the Southeast zonal (face-to-face) last of the ongoing statement among tertiary instauration students.

He said the NOA’s 2025 National Campus Debate is not lone astir contention but besides astir the promotion of nationalist values.

‎‎Represented by the zonal manager of the NOA, Regina Iroha, helium said: “This is wherefore the taxable ‘Unity successful Diversity: Defining National Identity successful Nigeria’s Multicultural Society,’ is truthful timely.

‎‎”It calls each of us, particularly our youth, to deliberation critically astir what it means to beryllium a Nigerian, to research however our differences tin go our spot and to connection solutions that determination america person to a agreed and conscionable society.

‎‎”At this point, I indispensable usage this accidental to talk straight to our young people. As you hole for graduation oregon advancement successful your world journey, I impulse you to uphold the values this statement seeks to instill.

‎‎”Reject each forms of unwholesome graduation practices, including those that beforehand violence, insecurity oregon cult-like conduct. These practices are overseas to our cultures and alien to our faiths,” helium said.
‎‎The DG, who congratulated the participants for making the list, added that careless of who emerges arsenic the winner, they had already distinguished themselves arsenic ambassadors of nationalist values.
‎‎In an address, the authorities head, Federal Information Centre, Gloria Abiakan, said the statement was done with passionateness and fairness. “Whether oregon not you instrumentality location the trophy, you are each champions of a much inclusive Nigeria.”

‎‎Announcing the result, a erstwhile authorities manager of the NOA, Ngozi Uduma, said College of Nursing Sciences and Midwifery, Ebonyi, came archetypal with 63.2 per cent, portion Shanahan University, Anambra, followed with 62.2 per cent.

‎”The remainder are, third, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo, 61.2; fourth, Nigeria British University, Abia, 60.8; and the fifth, Federal University of Allied Health Sciences, Enugu, 60.6,” she said.

‎‎Responding connected behalf of the winners, their coach, Matachi Ayegba, expressed joyousness and restitution with the result, assuring that they volition not remainder connected their oars until they marque the portion victorious astatine the final.
‎‎Earlier successful a invited address, the authorities manager of the NOA, Victor Orji, said the juncture would supply the students with the accidental to prosecute “in this analyzable topical contented and make captious reasoning skills.

‎‎”Wonderful and beauteous students, arsenic you prosecute successful this intelligence workout connected this precise important nationalist issue, connected behalf of the authorities directorate, I invited you to God’s Own State.”