The wife of President Bola Tinubu, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has said skewed messages projected by some movies, social media and religious organisations are fueling the get-rich-quick syndrome which is also driving Nigeria’s high rate of trafficking in persons.
She stated this on Friday, February 7, when the Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Binta Bello, led the top management of the agency to her office at the State House, Abuja.
Senior Special Assistant to the First Lady on Media, Busola Kukoyi, in a statement titled ‘First Lady reiterates call for re-orientation for hard work and patience’ said Mrs Tinubu also pledged her support to the agency’s ongoing fight against human trafficking.
The First Lady, who was briefed on the activities of the Agency, particularly the recent raid on a baby factory in Abuja, where 19 pregnant young girls were rescued, called on youths to stop making themselves easy targets for traffickers and other criminally minded people by embracing the virtues of patience and hard work.
“The get rich quick syndrome is not helping matters. Even our religious institutions are doing prosperity preaching and even the bible talks about work. Social media is also not helping. Nollywood as well,” the statement read.
Source: Linda Ikeji
