Anambra Youths, Stop Drug Abuse and Cultism – HON. OSITA NWOYE
The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Anambra State on Security Matters, Hon. Osita Nwoye has called on Anambra Youths to shun all acts that could lure them into the use of hard drugs and cultism.
He decried the alarming rate at which the youths engage in drug abuse and cultism which, saying that if left unchecked, could jeopardise and mar the future of the state and nation at large.
He urged Parents and guardians to desist from living a care-free life rather; they should strive to be good role models to their children and wards and also ensure that they monitor every of their activities especially the kind of company they keep as young people are prone to distractions from their peers and as tomorrow’s leaders, they need to be properly guided.
Hon. Nwoye posited that drug abuse amongst the youths had brought untold hardship on the nation’s social system, adding that this development had led to escalation of social vices amongst the youths such as school dropouts, cultism, prostitution, armed robbery, kidnapping, mental derailment, political thuggery, etc. He said the impact of drug abuse among Nigerian youths is producing a pool of unemployable and unemployed youths who have become social miscreants constituting problems to the society and to the government.
He explained that Government alone cannot do everything and thus needs the collaborative efforts of various stakeholders in disentangling the youths from the scourge of drug abuse and cultism.
Hon. Osita Nwoye also added that that he is working assiduously in collaboration with other stakeholders to organise series of seminars and orientation programmes to educate the public on the dangers and damage of drug addiction and cultism and its effects on young people. He noted that time has come for all hands to be on deck to fight the social menace of illicit drug use and cultism among the youths.
He also hinted that the menace of drug abuse is being consciously addressed by his office in collaboration with various agencies and institutions like the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other government law enforcement agencies.
*Hon. Osita Nwoye concluded by urging Anambra Stakeholders and organizations who are passionate about ending the menace of drug abuse and cultism among the young people and who seeks to partner with the state government that his office is open for collaboration and can be reached through 09077772777, 08097311499.
