Rochas Okorocha, senator
representing Imo west, says a happiness ministry should be created to tackle
suicide and rape cases.
Okorocha said this on Tuesday
while contributing to a debate on a motion sponsored by Theodore Orji, senator
representing Abia central.
Orji’s motion was on the “rising
incidence of suicides amongst Nigerians.”
Okorocha, an immediate past
governor of Imo state, argued that a lot of people take their own lives because
they lack the ability to express themselves or to share their feelings with
anyone.
“Mr senate president, may I
suggest that whether it’s the issue of rape, suicide, let us create a department
to address these issues,” he said.
“Ministry of health is not up to
that, Police is not equipped for that, ministry of information is not equipped
for that, we must have a department where people can go and express themselves
– that ministry must be a ministry or department of happiness.
“All our prayers appears to me as
though we are embarking on academic exercise that might not reflect any
practical reality.
“A step should be further taken
to find out why these people are not happy to the extent that they will take
their life.”
While moving the motion earlier,
the former Abia governor said suicide could be prevented “when family, friends
and close relatives of the person contemplating suicide provide support.”
“Many people commit suicide out
of ignorance and situations that could be addressed; and the people in the
position to help, encourage or assist ignore to do so thereby leaving them to
commit suicide at will,” he said.
The senate urged religious
organisations in the country to preach love, peace and how to relieve stress.
It also urged the federal
government to ban the production, importation or circulation of snipers
Insecticide – substance often used to commit suicide.
Here he goes again... Can this guy just do us a favor by keeping quiet if he has nothing reasonable to say?
ReplyDelete