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Former Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has lamented that internet fraudsters or ‘Yahoo Yahoo boys’ as they are called in local parlance, now reinforce negative societal behaviours and values in Nigeria.
Diezani said this while delivering a lecture at a virtual event, which was also attended by her former boss, ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday.
“The ones that have swag, the Yahoo Yahoo boys as my son would say; these in short, are the role models they are looking at. These are the ones that reinforce negative societal norms and values,” Alison-Madueke pontificated.
“This is a travesty of an unfolding tragedy for us. Why have I spent time talking about fatherless homes and the impact it has on our children? The truth of the matter is that an irresponsible boy tends to become an irresponsible man and it is therefore a vicious cycle. If you plant yam, you cannot harvest plantain,” she lectured.
“There are no shortcuts to working your way up the ladder of life. Progressing in life, in work and in relationship, marital or otherwise, is always dependent on consistent effort and on hard work.
“As we create more responsible young men and women, we will generate more responsible fathers, which in turn will engender a more sustainable society and build a greater nation of successful Ijaw men and women.
“And to do this, we need to go back to the fundamentals,” she added.
Former Petroleum Minister, Dieziani Alison-Madueke, has surfaced oooo. She spoke on Fatherhood, and making a case for Ijaw Women’s voice to be heard, praised GEJ for the chance he gave women in his Govt. This was in August 7, 2020 virtual event of Ijaw National Dev Group. Pt 1 pic.twitter.com/b0KFratkWa
— Jackson Ude (@jacksonpbn) August 9, 2020
Former Petroleum Minister, Dieziani Alison-Madueke, Speaking on Fatherhood, and making a case for Ijaw Women’s voice to heard, praised GEJ for the numbers of women during his administration. Pt 2 pic.twitter.com/OUjikt331Y
— Jackson Ude (@jacksonpbn) August 9, 2020
Former Petroleum Minister, Dieziani Alison-Madueke, Speaking on Fatherhood, and making a case for Ijaw Women’s voice to heard, praised GEJ for the numbers of women during his administration. Pt 2 pic.twitter.com/OUjikt331Y
— Jackson Ude (@jacksonpbn) August 9, 2020
