Ogun CP Ojajuni Tasks NIPR on Moral Rearmament, Laments Societal Dereliction.

By: Waheed Ogunjobi 

Abeokuta — The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bode Ojajuni, has called on the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Ogun State Chapter, to spearhead a moral realignment in the society, warning that unchecked moral decadence and abdication of responsibility by stakeholders are breeding a generation without guidance.

Ojajuni made the call on Friday  while receiving the leadership of Ogun NIPR in his office at Eleweran, Abeokuta. 

He decried what he termed a “defeatist surrender” to foreign culture and generational excuses that have eroded traditional values.

“All of us have abandoned the morals of the past; no more guidance. We are no longer transmitting the good morals to the younger ones,” Ojajuni said.

“Foreign culture has eroded everything, while elders no longer correct the younger ones. We now hide under ‘they are children of nowadays, they are Gen Z’ and preach moral homily that continues to degrade our values. If we continue in this manner, we have failed in our responsibilities to the  society.”

The CP faulted the growing trend of invoking God’s name to excuse wrongdoing. 

“To make the matter worse, people would be alluding to God and begging in the name of God. But when they are committing crime or doing untoward things, they do not consider the principles of God as enshrined in the various religious books,” he stated.

“If we fail to punish moral vices and hide under flimsy excuses, we have failed in our responsibilities.”

Ojajuni urged the Ogun NIPR to rise as “agents of moral realignment,” stressing that the situation in the moral realm had become dire. 

“Things are bad in the moral realm. We have to stop sermons and do what is right and leave morality to God,” he said.

The police chief also linked rising indiscipline to the collapse of parental authority at home, describing it as “a bad omen” for the state. 

“Many parents no longer assert authority at home. There is a difference between a caring father and a friend to the children. Once you become a friend to your children, you have lost the authority and control of the home,” he warned.

Charging the NIPR to take the lead in value reorientation, Ojajuni declared: “You must act as change agents and as one of the institutions that government is looking up to. You must change the narrative and stop blaming the government.”

He, however, commended the current leadership of the Institute at both national and state levels for renewed vigour. 

“There used to be a lull in the activities of the NIPR, but the vigour introduced by the leadership in recent times, both at the national and state level, is worth commendation,” Ojajuni added.

Earlier in her address, the Ogun NIPR Chairman, Mrs., said the visit was to strengthen collaboration with the Police Command on strategic communication, public trust, and ethical advocacy. 

She noted that the Institute had begun a “Values and Ethics” campaign across schools and communities in the state, aligning with the CP’s. #.