Eguria

Obligation of Citizens By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Obligation is defined as the moral or legal duty to do something. For example, teachers have an obligation to teach their students to impact knowledge. Obligation of citizens are responsibilities that the citizens owe to their communities, nation, others and to themselves for peace progress development and harmony to reign in a country. These obligations/duties of citizens are to respect the rights, beliefs and opinions of others, serve in jury when called upon, defend the country against external forces if the need arises, obey laws of the land, and pay taxes as at when due. Classification of the Obligation of Citizens Obligations of citizens to a country can be classified into: • Economic and financial obligations • Civic obligations • Political obligations • Social obligations Economic and Financial Obligation: It is the obligation of every citizen to contribute to the economic growth of our nation by joining in creating wealth,...

RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS BY EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA Human beings have been on this earth for over 2000 years. They had always lived in communities, nations or countries. Some of the people in such communities or nations are weak and poor, while others are, rich, and powerful. In order to prevent oppression and make people live together in peace, happily and harmony, the concept of human rights evolved. Meaning of Human Rights Human rights are fundamental freedoms which people or citizens of a nation enjoy and are entitled to as human beings regardless of their sex, race, religion, and culture, nationality in the society or nation they live in. Rights of a citizen are also fundamental rights and privileges guaranteed by law as spelt out in the constitution of the country. Human rights are universal as they are defined in international law; United Nations (U.N) in its declaration of human rights mandated all member-nations to document human rights laws in their constitutions and ens...