Dipo Toby Alakija

The Young Nigerian Story Book Dipo Toby Alakija

An adage says that a man who builds a house without building his children only builds what the children will later sell. Similarly, a nation that builds its economy and political structures without putting the national values into considerations builds what the citizens will later destroy. Plutarch said, "the richest soil, uncultivated produces the rankest weeds." This probably explains reasons the rich soil (natural and other resources) in Nigeria produces the rankest weeds in the forms of social vices and crimes. Nigerians pay too much attention on politics, economy and other things at the expense of the value system that is embedded in the national anthem and the pledge to the nation. Because of the near extinctions of moral; family and traditional values with the belief in God Of Creation, the abundant resources in Nigeria had become snares for the citizens who are supposed to use them for the good of the present and future generations. This book which is designed for Primary and Junior Secondary School Students teaches the values of the national anthem and the pledge to Nigeria through the use of 26 stories, poems and class activities; some of which are selected from the author's books titled Foundation and Young Generation Bible Club Story Books. With each of the stories titled with a line or a topic in the anthem and the pledge, the book teaches young minds civic responsibilities and moral lessons some of which are viewed from Christian perspectives, serving as reminders of the purposes of the national anthem and the pledge to Nigeria.