The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has decried the rising cases of “sign-out” practices among young school leavers in Kano State, describing it as unhealthy.
The agency warned that the trend, which involved dangerous acts by students after completing examinations, has led to loss of lives, injuries and had negative effects on students.
The spokesperson for the agency in Madobi Local Government Area, Mr Olayinka Olawore, stated this on Tuesday, at a sensitisation programme for four thematic areas in the area.
He listed the areas to include, national values reorientation for students of secondary and tertiary institutions against “sign-out” extreme practices.
“National campaign on flood mitigation, national campaign on the Nigerian identity project and national symbols and national security awareness campaign.”
He stressed the importance of national unity, describing it as the bedrock of peace, development, and nation-building.
According to him, without unity, trust in government is eroded, civic engagement fades, and national potentials are squandered.
“Unity promotes social cohesion, encourages collaboration, and enables people of diverse backgrounds to work together toward common goals”,he said.
Olawore urged stakeholders to collaborate in addressing the menace, adding that turning school environments into breeding grounds for thuggery and criminality would no longer be tolerated.
He called on residents of Madobi to embrace patriotism, vigilance, and responsibility, saying such values are needed to build a safer and more united Nigeria.
On his part, The Divisional Police Officer of Madobi, Aminu Suleiman, urged residents to foster unity by embracing shared values such as patriotism, honesty, tolerance, justice, respect for diversity, accountability, integrity, and sacrifice.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholders, including artisans, community, traditional and religious leaders, Director of the College of Nursing Sciences, Burji, Alhaji Danladi Garba Shehu, students’ union representatives, among others attended the programme.
(News Diary)
