SECTION A
NATIONAL ETHICS, DISCIPLINE, RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Question 1
(a) Identify seven positive values that can promote national unity.
(b) Explain four ways citizenship education can contribute to nation
building.
Observation
This question attracted lots of candidates and the performance of most candidates who answered it was good as they understood what was required of the question. It shows they were taught well. Below are the points expected to have been given by the candidates.
- (a) Positive Values That Can Promote National Unity In Nigeria
- Honesty
- Integrity
- Contentment
- Truthfulness
- Justice
- Probity
- Fairplay/Fairness
- Godliness
- Courage
- Loyalty
(b) Ways Citizenship Education Can Contribute to Nation-Building
- By enabling the citizens to know their rights, duties and obligations as Nigerians
- By equipping citizens with relevant skills and knowledge to effectively participate in governance
- By producing responsible, well informed and self-reliant Nigerian youths
- By enabling the citizens to develop positive attitudes and values which they need to function as relevant members of the society
- By making citizens to understand common problems associated with emerging issues of the society such as HIV/AIDS, drug abuse, cultism, etc and ways of solving such problems
- By providing opportunities to citizens to absorb and practice the basic norms of democratic culture
- By increasing the understanding and relevance of politics, governance and the civil society to the daily lives of the people