Rivers state Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said the present security challenges in the country could be minimised if parents become more responsible in the upbringing of their children.
Special Assistant (Media) to the Governor, Kelvin Ebiri, in a press statement, Tuesday quoted the Governor Wike as stating this during the solemnisation of holy matrimony between Pearl Ile and Bobby Elechi at St Peter Anglican Church, Rumuepirikom deanery, Port Harcourt.
The governor, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Engineer Emeka Woke, said he and others who attended the wedding did so because the couple had distinguished themselves as responsible citizens.
“We believe that if parents are responsible for the upbringing of their children, then society will be responsible, and the responsibility of the government to tackle insecurity will be minimal.”
Governor Wike said if the couple were members of any of the notorious militant gangs, kidnappers, gun-wielding terrorists like Boko Haram, responsible citizens who graced the wedding ceremony would have stayed away.
“If Bobby and his wife were not responsible children, if they had not followed the upbringing, the discipline, training given to them by their parents, I am sure you will agree with me that we won’t have gathered here,” he said.
The governor urged the couple to ensure that their offspring imbibe the moral principles and virtues their parents inculcated in them.
The governor advised the couple to put into practice all the teachings of the church, particularly during marriage counseling. According to him, God’s word concerning marriage is very explicit in the scriptures.
