Resist Desperate Politicians, Rivers Deputy Speaker Tells Youths

The Deputy Speaker of the
Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Leyii Kwanee, has urged the youths of Nyokhana-Ogoni in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, to resist desperate politicians who would want to recruit them as thugs for their selfish ambition.
In a goodwill message he presented during the inauguration of the Nyokhana Youth Council, at the palace of the Menebua Baa at Taabaa town in Khana Local Government Area, last Saturday, the Deputy Speaker said that it has become imperative for the youth to be wary of desperate politicians ahead of the 2015 general elections.
Alleging that the opposition party in the state was desperate to win power at all cost without considering the interest of the state and its people, Hon. Kwanee warned against returning the state to the previous military and cultism era where law and order were completely broken down and human life was of no value.
He urged the youths to support Governor Chibuike Amaechi’s vision to build a better Rivers State.
He regretted that many youths have become willing pawns in the hands of desperate politicians and urged parents to properly bring up their children with the fear of God.
“It is disturbing to know that many cases of election violence were perpetrated by youths. Youths are expected to play a role in our democracy. They are expected to ensure that elections are not rigged and ballot boxes and votes are protected”, he said.
He charged the leadership of the new youth body to be accountable, just and transparent, as well as abhor high handedness in the running of the affairs of the council.
He also urged them to assist in sensitising youths on eradication of cultism and the need for peace in the community.
Earlier in his remarks, the Gbenemene Nyokhana, King WZP Nzidee, represented by the Mene Bua Baa, Mene S. Nule, noted that due to the absence of a youth body for the past two years, cultism and insecurity had been on the rise in the area and urged the new youth body to work with the chiefs and government to eradicate these vices and ensure a peaceful atmosphere for development to thrive.
In his acceptance speech, the new President, Comrade Barikpoa Serekara, promised to work hand-in hand with the security agencies to ensure a peaceful atmosphere for development in Nyokhana community.