By Chukwudi Asoya
Children have been described as special gift from God and should be brought up in His way.
An Information Officer with the Delta State Ministry of Information, Dr. Onoriode Etatsemi, stated this while speaking to newsmen, briefly after the child dedication of little Miss Chidinma Gabriella Emuji at the Living Faith Church (Winner’s Chapel), Okpanam in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta state.
Dr. Etatsemi enjoined the parents of the child to inculcate moral values in the child with a solid foundation to succeed in life.
He said that children should be given proper care and attention at all times, especially at the tender age, to avoid their being mislead into regrettable lifestyle.
He advised parents to always monitor the growth of their children at every stage of their life, adding that there was a lot of social vices, ravaging the society due to poor parenting.
On their part, Mr. Maximus Emuji, father of the baby and the child’s mother, Mrs. Victoria Emuji, said that they were very happy and thankful to God for giving them the opportunity to dedicate their daughter to Him.
They said that they would do everything humanly possible to bring up the child with the fear of God.
They prayed God to provide them with the wherewithal to bring up the child to His glory, just as the grand mother of the baby , Madam Victoria Emuji , a former Supervisory Councillor in Ukwuani Local Government Area of the state, during the Ibori Administration, noted that it was a great moment to witness the event.
Earlier, the elder brother to the celebrant, Mr. Magnus Emuji, an Information Officer with the state Ministry of Information, and Mr. Uche Akudo as well as Mrs. Esther Chioma Emuji admonished the parents of the dedicated child to provide her with the needed attention to make her walk the path of God.