Implementing the National Ethics and Integrity Policy
Favour Olusola The future of any nation is only as good as the value system of its leaders and the citizens within the state. The importance of national value systems cannot be undermined as it determines the existence, continuity, identity, and distinctiveness of any nation. A good value system protects a nation from deviant behaviours and allows the existence of peace. According to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, 24th President of Liberia, ‘As more men become more educated and women get educated, the value system has to be more enhanced and the respect for human dignity and human life is made better.’ Various governments of the world have adopted certain national values that have formed the core identity and on which their countries exist. Core Universal Values which were enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, highlight the need for peace, freedom, social progress, equal rights, and human dignity. Although drafted over a cent...