Erosions of Morality and Nigerian Development in Iyorwuese Hagher’s Aishatu
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2025
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Alarinjo: Journal of Theatre and Media Arts, Department of Theatre and Media Arts, deral University of Oye-Ekiti
Abstract
Any society without committed effort of its habitants in upholding decent codes of social practices, may experience backwardness and reign in pandemonium of moral erosions. Immorality is anti-development as it breeds socio-insecurity that remain difficult to solve especially when the idea bad overrides that of good in a society. Therefore, this paper examines the erosions of morality and Nigerian development in Iyorwuese Hagher’s play-text, Aishatu. Through descriptive and content analysis methods of research, this paper discovered that immorality exists and operate from the top to bottom ladder of the society. As evident in Aishatu, the characters like Alhaji Wadi, Inuwa and Captain Dem, breed ‘good boys’ as moral deviants, and sexually objectify young ladies like Aishatu and Rekiya in exchange of resources meant for the development of educational system that could better the lives of members of the society. It is concluded that corruption, oppression, bribery, embezzlement, financial indiscipline, drug abuse as reflected in play-text, constitute clogs in the wheel of Nigerian progress and development. The paper, therefore recommends holistic approach in character building and reformation through self-discipline as exhibited by the characters of Tola, as well as Rekiya at later stage of her life in the play-text.