Gov.
Gabriel Suswam of the Middle Belt Nigerian state of Benue on Tuesday
in Makurdi blamed parents for homoséxuality and lésbianism among youths.
Suswam
slammed the blame at a ceremony marking the 2013 International Day of
the Family, which has the theme “Advancing Social Integration and
Inter-generational Solidarity’’.
The
day is celebrated every May 15 but was shifted to July 9 in Benue due
to what was described as “unavoidable circumstances’’.
The
governor said “since the family is the nucleus of any society, the
consequences of anything that goes wrong with the family will be felt in
all segments of the whole society.’’
He
blamed parents for the depreciating family value, pointing out that
societal value would be eroded if parents would not control their
children.
“How on earth will a man want to marry his fellow man and a woman her fellow woman?’’ Suswam asked.
He
pointed out that God’s creation was perfect and appealed to Benue
people to desist from imbibing foreign culture but try to impose their
own culture on foreigners.
Suswam
said that parents had failed the society, and urged every parent to
ensure that he or she contributes to the enhancement of the core values
so as to redirect the society.
Also
speaking at the occasion, the governor’s wife, Mrs Dooshima Suswam,
lamented that “much of social and economic transformation, as well as a
number of global events, have dislocated the family structure and
interfered with its much-coveted family values and beliefs.’’
“Cases
of broken homes, juvenile delinquency, child abuse, drug abuse and the
likes have become rampant in our society in the name of civilisation and
globalisation.
“In
the face of our economic hardship, most parents have taken to economic
pursuits and thereby neglected children who are now prone to abuse and
face danger in several other ways.’’
She
regretted that the society’s highly-valued cultural practices were
being downplayed and were fast disappearing from the cherished norms and
ethics of the society.
Suswam,
therefore, called on all Benue families to wake up to their
responsibilities of ensuring proper upbringing of their children within
the confines of their rich cultural values and custom.
She
said that it was the only way to advance social integration and
inter-generational solidarity within their families in Benue and Nigeria
at large as “no father or mother will be exonerated from any form of
reckléssness of their children.’’
Also,
the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Elizabeth Allagh, appealed to
Benue men to value and recognise their women and give them equal
opportunity.
“Women are the bedrock of every family,’’ she said.
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