Dipo Toby Alakija

The Stories and Studies of African Values Dipo Toby Alakija

Most African and other nations often build and develop their economic, social, political and other structures at the expense of their Value Systems which are often constructed by the prevailing norms, cultures, law and order in the societies. The Value System in each country is always the live wire that powers other vital structures, including security machinery. Thus it is possible to have security challenges in a country with good political structure and healthy economy. In order to reinforce their Value Systems, some countries embed what the nations stand for and against in their National Anthems and The Pledge to the nations. The neglect or shutting down of National Value Systems in most African nations give rooms for vices and crimes to be on the increase. This book is designed to be studied by parents, teachers and students in primary or junior and high schools in Africa with the objectives of imbibing African traditional and moral values into them. With particular focus on children and youths, through the use of stories; poems; proverbs; quotes and class activities, the author attempts to give vivid pictures of African Values as opposed to westernization which is clearly wiping out what the founding fathers of the nations on the continent stand for.