QUALITIES THAT SHOWS YOU AS A BETTER NIGERIAN

For NIGERIA to BE BETTER it needs prudent, well-versed leaders; and these are not easy to find.  It is simple to find leaders who go along with “indiscretions” or moral decay, but a decadent nation cannot survive for long.  There is not a day that goes by that a person of esteem, of status, of privilege doesn’t fall from grace.

Each person’s self-centeredness quickly affects others.  A selfish worker who steals from his company ruins its productivity.  A selfish driver who drinks before sitting behind the steering wheel makes the city, country and state's highways unsafe.  A selfish spouse who has an adulterous affair often breaks up several families.  When people live for themselves, focusing on their own best interest with little concern for how their actions affect others, the resulting moral decay contaminates the entire nation. THIS IS WHAT WE FACE AS A NATION NOW.

ARE YOU A PART OF THE PROBLEM OR SOLUTION?

The qualities of a good citizen are made up of numerous character traits. Which of the following do you possess?

1. Takes on personal responsibility

2. Truthful and trust-worthy

3. Value for the law

4. Community focused

5. Fights for the under-privileged

6. Sympathetic for the needy

7. A supporter of positive change

8. Contributor to society

9. Defends the rights of others

10. Compassionate for the neglected

11. Displays tolerance towards others

12. Self controlled and disciplined

13. Takes on personal accountability

14. Extends common courtesies

15. Respects authority

16. Has depth in moral courage

17. is anchored spiritually

                                                                          --Hon Charles Opara