An Eminent Peace Ambassador to the United Nations Association of Africa (UNAA) Ambassador Victor Asije has called on African leaders to urgently evolve measures for the sustained practice of ethical living across the continent.
Asije, who described unethical living as threat to understanding, trust , and peaceful coexistence in the continent, called for the urgent inculcation of ethical living in
government institutions, security organisations,private organisations, religious organisations, educational institutions, media organisations, administrators,business operators, employees , and attendants at supermarkets, airports, recreational grounds, and other public places.
“There is a growing level of unethical living in African government institutions, private organisations, homes,communities, educational institutions, political parties, professional bodies, public gatherings,markets, supermarkets, eateries,airports, highways, and other public places, that are currently begging for interventions.
“Unethical living is fast becoming a habitual way of life among Africans, today,with boldface saying of words like ” You know we are this..we are that.”. The big unanswered question is, how profitable has unethical living been to the whole Africans, and not just the criminally brave?”.
“Dear highly respectable African leaders, politicians, and other public-spirited individuals, other governments, nations, and continents of the world are greatly enamoured of Africa’s rich human and natural resources, but are only craving, and praying for ethical living in Africa, and among Africans.” he said.
Asije, who currently head’s the United Nations Association of Africa (UNAA) Ethics and Discipline Committee, said that the time had come for African leaders, politicians, and those jostling for elective positions, to begin to positively project Africa and Africans to the rest of the world.
According to the Ambassador, Africans must not continue to live and work in homes ,communities, nations, and continent live where character flaws are frequently being ignored, and celebrated.
Asije noted that most Africans,who were already frustrated with the growing level of unethical living in their communities and nations, had continued to seek solace in other developing and developed nations.
“Worried by the lack or poorly practiced ethical living standards back home, most Africans have continued to envy nationalities of other developing and developed countries.
“What this means is that, such perceptive Africans ,and other character observers abroad, have continued to follow a worsening fall in Africans ethical standards and values.
“There is, therefore, the urgent need for all African leaders, and others to begin to ask ourselves the right questions on why,and how Africans must urgently begin to practice organised ethical living.” he said.
Asije said that it was vitally important for African leaders, politicians, and those jostling for elective positions to know that they were not just in offices to serve, but to be good modelers of ethical living to young men and women.
The Eminent Peace Ambassador said that with concern, the right thinking, the deserved investment, commitment and enforcement, most Africans would become awake and aware of ethical living.
“Ethical living is all encompassing!. Ethical living is about knowing why we are here on earth, what is expected of us to ourselves, to our neighbours, friends ,associates, contacts,communities, organisations, nations, our planet,and the world.
“To a large extent, our regard and disregard for ethics, standards, and values, yes, what really matters, are already paying us favourably and unfortunately.
“This clarion call on most Africans to, urgently, begin to reorientate themselves, invest resources, time, and reinvent their commitments to a daily, and constant saturation of themselves, children, family members, community members, friends, associates, colleagues, clients, and adversaries in the embrace and practice of sustainable ethical living standards, everywhere, everytime, could not have come than now.
A stitch in time saves nine” the Ambassador said.