According to former President Goodluck Jonathan, violence, insecurity, and killings have become commonplace in Nigeria. The nation is progressively losing its moral principles and humanity, he said.
Speaking at a gathering at St James Anglican Church in Asokoro on Saturday, May 16, the former president made this statement.
“When we look around today, particularly at the challenges confronting our country, it is easy to become discouraged. Violence, insecurity, moral decline, and the loss of human values have become deeply troubling realities. What is even more painful is how society sometimes appears to normalise these tragedies as though they are ordinary occurrences. In times past, such incidents would shake the conscience of the nation.Today, people are k!lled, communities are destroyed, and life seems to continue as though nothing has happened. This ought not to be so. It is a reminder that society desperately needs moral direction, spiritual guidance, and a restoration of values.”
The former president claimed that many detrimental actions are now celebrated in society and cautioned against the rising impact of undesirable ideals through technology and contemporary information systems.
“The influence of modern technology and information systems, though beneficial in many ways, has also contributed to the spread of negative values where wrong is sometimes celebrated more than good. This is not the future we should desire for our children and generations yet unborn.” he said.