The Federal Government has express concern over the recent uncultured lifestyle of young Nigerians which now involves proclamation of love between same sex, wearing of tatoos and dreadlocks amongst others.
The Director General of the National Orientation Agency, Dr. Garba Abari, said this during a programme titled, ‘Anti-Corruption: The Role of Media as Change Agents’ in Abuja on Saturday.
The programme was organised by the Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria.
He noted that just of recent, some youths boldly staged a protest before the National Assembly for the repeal of the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act which prescribes a 14-year jail term for anyone who enters into a gay marriage.
In his words: “The wearing of tattoos, dreadlocks, sagging trousers and the painting of hair have become a vogue among our young men and women.
“Our youths are now publicly clamouring for the legalisation of gay marriage and are about to boldly take the campaign to the hallowed chambers of the National Assembly to press for it as a fundamental human right.”
Abari urged the media to continue to lead the way in the process of nationhood.
He said the media had become a tool for division and divisive rhetorics which he described as unfortunate.
The NOA boss added, “Just stop and ponder on the stories that adorn the front pages of the nation’s newspapers today. Many of such newspapers are not only divisive but abusive and deliberately mischievous, purposely distorted to promote disharmony. The same can be said of the electronic media.”