President Buhari Urged to Revive Discipline Culture

The most potent way to curb corruption among the new generation is to revive and instill discipline among youths in the country.

To this end, President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to set machinery in motion to fight social disorder, indiscipline and all forms of anarchy in the country as well as renewal of pursuit of a civil discipline that will respect the rights of Nigerians as well as demand action from them.

The call was made by the lawmaker representing Obokun State Constituency in the Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye while speaking on the spate of moral decadence among the younger generation at a programme organised by New Era Youth Forum in Osogbo.

According to him, if the War Against Indiscipline (WAI) of the Buhari/Idiagbon regime of 1981 had been sustained by successive administrations, the spate of indiscipline among the teeming population would have been successfully curtailed.

He said corruption that has pervaded all sphere of lives in the country is a form of indiscipline that has become part of the social order in almost three decades, saying a subtle campaign against indiscipline would go a long way to curb the menace especially among teenagers

To actualise this agenda, Oyintiloye said the federal government should strengthen all enforcement institutions as well as set up a Discipline Corps especially among youths in order to restore sanity in the society.

The lawmaker identified gaps in social settings which include high level of chaos on highways, market places and disorderliness in public places among others, saying, orderliness is the first law in heaven and indicator of civilisation in any society.

Stressing that war should be waged against indiscipline to restore civility, Oyintiloye maintained that democratic settings place value on human dignity, hence youths should be empowered, trained and engaged to take a lead in this direction.

The lawmaker sought the cooperation of all stakeholders in helping the president to reshape the Nigerian project, saying the change the country requires include attitudinal which is the root of every other thing affecting the country.

Oyintiloye noted that all inclusive efforts were needed by all Nigerians at ensuring that discipline becomes the norms in the country.

The Parliamentarian stressed that the issues of discipline was beyond social strata as all Nigerians were expected to buy into the change message for the development of the country.