Int’l Youth Day: End Cultism, Violence -Obuah

The Chairman, Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bro Felix Obuah, has urged Nigerian youth to shun all vestiges of cultism, kidnapping, armed robbery, violence and other forms of criminality, and join hands with government to advance the course of peace, good governance and sustainable development.
Obuah, who made the call in a goodwill message to mark the 2017 International Youth Day celebration in Port Harcourt, last Saturday, also the felicitated with the Nigerian youth for the successes recorded so far, describing them as indispensable drivers of democratic stability and national development.
A statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Jerry Needam, quoted the PDP chairman as lauding the Nigerian youth for their support in the sustainability of the nation’s democracy, as well as their peaceful disposition in ventilating their demands and aspirations.
Obuah particularly, expressed gratitude to the Rivers State youth, who took advantage of the magnanimous gesture of the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, to embrace the amnesty offered to cultists and criminals by renouncing their anti-social behaviours.
He noted that by so doing, they have demonstrated their love for the state and preference for peace, as well as cooperation with the development efforts of Governor Nyesom Wike across the 23 local government areas of the state.
The PDP chairman used this opportunity to appeal to all those who accepted and participated in the Rivers State Government amnesty programme to commit themselves to the tenets of the amnesty offered them, rather than going back to their former ways of perpetuating criminality in the land.
Obuah, while expressing optimism that the youth will continue to toe the part of peace and shun all attempts to lure them back to cultism and crime, reaffirmed the commitment of the Rivers State Government to fulfil its responsibilities regarding the amnesty programme.
He noted that even though the PDP was aware of deliberate actions by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), to sabotage the genuine efforts of the Rivers State Government, it behooves the youth to maintain their ground, by refusing to be deceived to take up arms again.
The PDP chairman warned the youth of the consequences of involving in criminality, stressing that the full wrath of the law will not spare anyone caught perpetrating crime or breaching the hard-earned peace in the state.
“Anyone who conducts himself or herself well, by not indulging in cultism or criminality, will continue to benefit from the various laudable empowerment initiatives of the Rivers State Government without discrimination”, Obuah emphasized, assuring that the PDP-led government was committed to the massive empowerment of all qualified persons, including the youth in the state.
He also said that the government was doing all within its powers to create employment opportunities for the youth as well as ensure conducive environment for businesses to thrive in the state.
“What we all need to do is to encourage the Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike to do more for Rivers people,” Obuah stated.
He, therefore, called on the youth to use this year’s International Youth Day to change their orientation by channeling their youthful energy into productive ventures, rather than engaging in acts capable of embarrassing their families.

Susan Serekara-Nwikhana