Honour wives, children, Diri tells fathers as Obaseki applauds their contributions
GOVERNOR Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has called on fathers to treat their wives and children with honour and dignity to build successful families.
Diri made the call, yesterday, during Fathers’ Day celebration at King of Glory Chapel in Government House, Yenagoa.
Represented by his Deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, the governor also urged fathers to understand, support, bond together and appreciate their wives and children at all times.
Highlighting the responsibilities of husbands, Diri equally emphasised the duty to protect the image of need for men to nurture and your husbands in public. Be defend members of their within the control of your nuclear family physically husbands and watch them. and spiritually from all ‘ The children’s duty is to kinds of attacks. give reverence to their parHe, however, pointed out ents no matter the circumthat honour is reciprocal stances. They should believe and advised wives and chilthat their parents could prodren to sincerely reverence vide all that is necessary for and obey their husban ds them to succeed in life.”
E and fathers. DO State Governor, He said: “Appreciate y our Godwin Obaseki, in his wives and children so they message, hailed fathers for can feel protected and loved. their roles in holding the They will also honour you in family unit together and return. This makes them feel bearing enormous responsivaluable. As a husband, the bilities that have condefence you offer is also suptributed to societal coheposed to be physical and sion and advancement. spiritual. The governor said fathers’ “As wives, you also have a contribution to propagating the ethos of sacrifice, hard work, discipline, and love remains indelible in the sands of time.
“Tasked with the enormous responsibility of providing direction and instilling morals to the family and other relatives, fathers toil daily to make ends meet and joggle different roles such as mentor, leader, protector, provider and breadwinner. “So much is expected from fathers and their efforts at ensuring stability, harmony and order are not taken for granted. This is why it is refreshing that such a day is set out to pat them on the back as a way of acknowledging their efforts,” he said.