Prominent Ibadan-born media executive and businessman, Mogaji Wole Arisekola, has called on parents to train their children to imbibe family values for the betterment of themselves and the society as a whole.
Arisekola added that right investment decisions by the parents on their children had the strength of equipping them to create their own success legitimately and independently.
He further stressed that parents’ painstaking efforts on their wards right from their formative years would help to guide and see them through thier adult years, while also making them to make informed decisions without the need or influence of their parents to invest for them.
He however berated some politicians and corrupt public servants whose children have earned quality education with good certificates, yet their parents are still “scheming on how to get into government, just to steal money to buy houses, cars, and other worldly possessions for them”.
According to the President of Association of Online Media Practitioners of Nigeria (AMPON), such parents would only perish the potentials, values and skills embedded in those children, and worst still, denying them the opportunity to fulfil their destiny in the nick of time.
Arisekola in his social media post on Tuesday said:
“If you invest in your children, you don’t need to invest for them.
When you invest in your children’s education, character, values, and skills, you’re equipping them to create their own success. As a result, they won’t need to rely on handouts or inheritances—they’ll be capable of building and sustaining their own wealth and legacy. It’s a long-term view of parenting rooted in empowerment, not dependency.
“You sent them to school, they’ve earned their certificates, yet you’re still scheming on how to get into government just to steal money to buy houses, cars, and other worldly possessions for them.
“Perhaps you don’t realize it, but you’re rendering them useless by denying them the opportunity to fulfil their destiny.
“This attitude is common among politicians and corrupt public servants.
“Happy Children’s Day to awon omoluabi, omo atata, awon ojulowo omo.
“As for someone like me, I will enjoy my life to the fullest—ni lagbara Olorun.
“Mi o raye osi.
“Mogaji Wole Arisekola writes from Ibadan.”
