22 Quotes & Sayings By Oche Otorkpa

Oche Otorkpa is a Nigerian author. He has been writing since he was fourteen years old, and his first short stories came out in the mid-nineties. His latest novel, Isheba, was published in September 2014. Raised in the north-central part of Nigeria's Delta State, Oche Otorkpa is married to Eseuke Otorkpa, also a writer Read more

They have three children; their eldest son is an engineer, their second son is a medical doctor, and their youngest daughter is studying law.

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Globally, millions of married men and women engage the servicesof sex workers each year. Despite growing health concerns aboutthe increased risk of STDs and HIV AIDS this trade continues toblossom, leading to the premature termination of several lives andthe dissolution of several marriages. Oche Otorkpa
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As the world confronts the challenges of globalisation, theentertainment Industry and a web saturated with explicit sexualcontent, is increasingly making it difficult for young people to makeinformed decisions about sex Oche Otorkpa
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So many interests compete for our young people, from drug baronsto sex traffickers who are constantly looking for ways to revive their ageing workforce Oche Otorkpa
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Increasingly, the girl child is becoming an endangered specie aspedophiles’ continue to roam free in our societies terrorizingthe lives of our children and stripping them of all the joy andexcitement that comes with childhood. Oche Otorkpa
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Raped at age nine by a relative and pregnant at 14 Oprah Winfrey, like many others have experienced the wickedness and brutality ofour society. Sadly, it’s an environment where blood lines no longerhold. Oche Otorkpa
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From New Delhi to New York, from Durban to Rio; women andgirls are been hunted down by rapists, abused by pedophiles andemotionally decapitated by a society that is becoming increasinglyhostile to the womenfolk Oche Otorkpa
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One way to be sure you are not making the wrong decision, is to lookvertically upwards Oche Otorkpa
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Drug cartels have taken the driver’s seat, training our youngmen and women on how best to self destruct, while the largercommunity watches on helplessly as these bands of renegades leadour people towards the path of self annihilation Oche Otorkpa
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As I’m beginning to find out, parenting is no child’s play, it could Sometimes determine whether couples continue to live together orgo their separate ways. Oche Otorkpa
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.Ensuring that young people get the right information that will enable them make the right choices is a responsibility all citizens must take seriously Oche Otorkpa
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The lack of stringent laws and the inefficient prosecution ofperpetrators have made it increasingly difficult for victims and theirfamilies to get the justice they deserve. Oche Otorkpa
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One of the greatest challenge facing young people today, is thelarge scale availability of half truth’s and manipulated facts Oche Otorkpa
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If young people are our greatest asset in a war that must be won then wemust be willing to extricate them at whatever cost from the clutchesof those who seek to exploit their weaknesses Oche Otorkpa
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I am constantly reminded that we are a products of the choices we make Oche Otorkpa
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The sudden surge of hormones at teenage age will continue to play an important part in the life of young people Oche Otorkpa
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In their quest to hit cloud Nine, our young men and women intheir prime are gradually finding themselves on ground Zero, emotionally battered, academically bankrupt and medicallyparalyzed. Oche Otorkpa
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The Media and the internet have taken up the responsibility of molding the young ones amongst us, leaving us to pursuethe careers we treasure. Oche Otorkpa
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The stigmatization and the excruciating pains of social alienationhave compelled most victims to conceal their status while themalevolent ones continue to distribute the virus free of charge tounsuspecting men and women Oche Otorkpa
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HIV is free, why pay for it Oche Otorkpa
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Our actions has ensured that we made headlines for all the wrong reasons Oche Otorkpa
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A complex world of intrigues and power play among couples hascombined to deny young people the love and attention they trulydeserve, more and more teenagers are leaving home to peer up withbad influence which eventually lands them in jail for the lucky onesand six feet under for the not so lucky. Oche Otorkpa