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Multiple award winning actor and Nollywood star – Imeh “Bishop” Umoh
better known as Okon Lagos has Flagged off the #DoTheRightThingNow campaign in
grand style. The super star on Monday – 26th September 2016 led
journalists, NGOs and members of the #DoTheRightThingNow team to pay a
sensitization visit to the Ministry of Women Affairs Children Rehabilitation
Home, with loads of relief materials for the inmates.
Umoh, who also serves as Special Assistant to the Akwa Ibom State
Governor on Ethical and attitudinal reorientation stated that the gesture was
made to give the inmates a sense of belonging and to make them know that they
are a part of the society. He described the reach-out as an extension of the
Governor's arm of love to show that they are a part of the Akwa Ibom project
He sensitized the inmates on the need to shun all forms of social vices
and turn a new leaf in order for them to be discharged from the remand home,
saying: “In line with the Dakkada philosophy, you need to rise to the faith of
that greatness which you were destined to be.“For you to be great, you must
learn to #DoTheRightThingNow. And to do the right thing, you must turn a new
leaf and shun every form of social vices and whatsoever crime that led you to
this remand home.”
Also speaking, The special aide to Governor Udom Emmanuel on new
media, Mrs. Meflyn Anwana, admonished the children to love God and live right
as the society awaits their productive contributions. She added that they can
achieve all they want to achieve in life only if they believe, live right and
make the best of every phase of their lives. She told the children that
Governor Emmanuel had emphatically stated that the life of every Akwa Ibom
person means a lot to him.
The Supervisor of the rehabilitation centre, Mrs. Comfort
Benjamin, thanked the Governor for remembering the rehabilitation centre that
had been long forgotten. She noted that majority of the inmates who are mainly
children ranging from 10 to 18 years of age, were not remanded for criminal
offences, but as the result of failed relationships. And family crisis.
Also, the manager of the home, Elder Anietie Etukudoh, while enumerating
the various challenges faced in reforming the lives of the inmates, said that
most of them whose parents are nowhere to be found, try to run away, narrating
a scenario where a girl attempted to jump over the fence and escape.
He however thanked Governor Emmanuel for his humanitarian gesture,
and prayed for God’s blessings upon him, stating that most parents, when
reconciled to their children, express appreciation to the government for taking
care of the children whom they had lost hope of seeing again thinking that they
were dead.
The interactive session that ensued, saw the children aspiring to
be great persons in the society with the tall dreams of becoming actors,
presidents and several other quality positions.
In the #DoTheRightThingNow campaign team were Ndifreke Patrick -
Executive Director of Greater Tomorrow Initiative. Kusin Ekanem,
Executive Director , Mentoring for Excellence , the programme coordinator of
Heroes of Excellence , Joyce Essien,Joseph Bassey of M and E specialist. EYF,
Goodnews Nelson of Youths for Change Initiative and Kingsley Atang the
Publicity/Outreach Coordinator Youth Alive Foundation.
The Right Attitude Campaign is a group powered by the office of the
Special Assistant to Governor Udom Emmanuel on Ethical and Social
Reorientation, Mr. Ime Bishop Umoh, to sensitize the general public to
#DoTheRightThingNow.
It campaigns for a change of attitudinal behaviour with several
inscriptions such as: “Today’s Juvenile Delinquent Becomes Tomorrow’s Notorious
Criminal”; “This Is Akwa Ibom, Love Is Us”; “A Broken Home Today Breeds A
Broken Society Tomorrow”; “Don’t Destroy Akwa Ibom With Your Mouth Or
Pen”; “I Am An Akwa Ibomite, I Rise To The Faith Of Greatness” to mention but a
few.
Photo credits: Carrot Photography
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