Youth’s Leader Tasks Politicians Over Exploitation

The PDP Youth Leader in Gombe State, Mr.
Kabiru Bappa-Jauro, has appealed to politicians to desist from using the youth
to achieve their selfish ambitions.

Bappa-Jauro made the plea in an interview
with newsmen in Gombe on Tuesday.

“They should treat the youths the way they
would treat their own brothers. They shouldn’t use them for any political
vengeance; for political destruction because if you use them you are opening
the way for others to join them and you don’t know who it will be tomorrow,
maybe it’s your own brother that will join them tomorrow.

“So my own advice is when you see them, try
to comfort them; try to show them how important they are and how much the
society needs their services.

“We have to put our heads together; all
over the world the major problem is youths.”

Bappa-Jauro said the Youth Empowerment
Programme of the government aimed at making youths self-reliant, was a step in
the right direction.

According to him, the steps taken by the
State Government will transform the young people in the state and make them
useful to the society.

He said most of the thugs, known as ‘Kalare
boys’, were young people who unconsciously became political tools in the hands
of politicians during the previous administration.

The youth leader said during the swearing
in of Dankwambo, he promised to clear all Kalare activities in the state by
empowering them.

“Dankwambo is aware of the whole problems;
we want to show the whole world what his Excellency is doing pertaining to youth
empowerment and development.

“There was an appeal by his Excellency that
the youths should drop their arms so that they will be rehabilitated. They
answered the call.”

The Tide’s source reports that at least
1,200 youths who renounced hooligarism on Tuesday began training in various
skills acquisition programmes organised by the state government.

The training is holding at the National
Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp, Malam Sidi, Kwami Local Government
Area of the state.