Ẹ kú àsikò yi o.  Bawo ni ipalẹ̀mọ́ ọdún Kérésìmesì àti ọdún titun?

Ni àsikò ọdún, ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ma nfi oúnjẹ  àjẹ jù àti ọti à mu para yọ ayọ̀ ọdún.  Ni òtitọ́, ará ilú nké pé kò si owó àti ọ̀wọ́n ọjà, nitori eyi ayé àjẹ jù le ma si, ṣùgbọ́n bi ẹlòmíràn kò ni owó, á gba àwin ọti pé àwọn fẹ́ fi pa irònú rẹ́.  Àwọn miran nlo egbò igi olóró ti á gbọ́ wi pé ó ti wọ́pọ̀ ni orilẹ̀ èdè Nigeria pàtàki laarin àwọn ọ̀dọ́.  À fọwọ́ fà ni gbogbo eyi.

Kò si iyàtọ̀ laarin ọlọ́tí pẹ̀lú ẹni ti ó mu egbò igi olóró àti wèrè, nitori ihùwà ọlọ́ti àti ẹni lo oògùn olóró kò yàtọ̀ si ti wèrè bi wọn bá ti yó.  Bi ẹni ti ó mu àmu para àti ẹni lo egbò igi olóró bá wa ọkọ̀, àkóbá ni fún àwọn awakọ̀ yoku àti àwọn arin nà yoku.

Ki ọdún titun lè bá wa láyọ̀, ikilọ ni àsikò yi ni wi pé “Ki ẹni bá mú ọti tàbi ẹni tó lo egbò igi olóró ma ṣe wa ọkọ̀”.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Season Greetings.  How is the preparation for Christmas and the New Year?

During the festive season, many people eat and drink excessively to celebrate the season.  In earnest, Nigerians are complaining about lack of money and the market inflation, but in spite of the lack of money, some still buy drinks on credit claiming to use to forget their sorrow.   Getting high on drugs is becoming common in Nigeria especially among the youths.

There is no difference between a mad person and a drunkard or those on drug because their action under alcoholic or drug influence is similar to insane behaviour of a mad person.  Driving under the influence of drug and alcohol endanger the lives of motorists and other road users.

To joyfully welcome in the New Year, the warning at this yuletide period is that “Anyone under the influence of alcohol or drug should not drive”.