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From Jeff Amechi Agbodo, Onitsha
The Special Assistant to the Governor of Anambra State on Youth Mobilisation and a chieftain of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Anambra Youth wing, Hon Ebelechukwu Igboekunie Ngini, has spoken out against the get-rich-quick syndrome that is prevalent among the youths.
He urged the youths to embrace the enduring legacies and culture of integrity, hard work, honesty, and patriotism instead of relying on unearned financial success.
Ngini expressed his concern about the prevalence of the get-rich-quick syndrome, which he said has become a deified trend mostly exhibited across social media platforms.
He warned that this mindset breeds laziness, indolence, entitlement, and potential criminality, rooted in a culture where many young people see ritual killings and fraud as the only and quick way to make money.
He reiterated that the ills caused by relying on fraudulent means of making money can never be overemphasised and emphasised that values reorientation is a high priority of the present state government. For any society to experience positive and sustainable growth, positive values of integrity, hard work, and patriotism must be upheld and encouraged, he noted.
Ngini said that Anambra youths are generally active and creative, hence the need to reorient their minds for a total turn around while assisting them at whatever level towards engaging themselves meaningfully.
He also announced that his office is partnering with YAPJEN, a youth-focused advocacy organisation led by Amb Timothy Nwachukwu, to embark on “Anambra Legacy and Culture Sensitisation.”
This initiative aims to identify and synergise with Anambrarians who have written their names on the marble through hard work, integrity, and resilience, reorientate the youths and dissuade them from the money rituals trend, and empower the Anambra youth by opening up global opportunities for them.
