Youth group plans drug abuse sensitization programme

The Youth and Public Safety Awareness Initiative (YPSAI) is to hold a youth sensitisation programme against drug abuse and trafficking nationwide.

This was conveyed in a release signed by the Executive Chairman, Brigadier General MD Yusuf (rtd).

The programme themed, ‘Youth: Tonic for Self Help Development for National Growth, Peace, Security and Unity’, will take place in the Senate Leader Ahmad Lawan yesterday said the setting up of the All Progressives Congress’ reconciliation committee headed by Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu was long overdue.

President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday designated Tinubu to lead the consultation, reconciliation and confidence building efforts ad part of efforts towards improving cohesion within the APC.

But the Senate leader, while addressing State House reporters after praying jumaat with Buhari at the Presidential Villa mosque, said time was against the party, saying the reconciliation process had to begin immediately.

Lawan, however, described the constitution of six geo-political zones and the Federal Capital Territory, starting from Abuja.

President Muhammadu Buhari will be the Special Guest of Honour at the occasion, while the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki will declare the seminar closed on day two, release added.

Participants expected at the events include youths, students, religious bodies, market women and other stakeholders. The programme will be in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). the committee as fantastic.

“In fact, that committee should have been constituted long time ago because APC is plagued by some internal issues, and I believe that these are issues that are surmountable. The Tinubu committee will definitely add value into reconciling the warring sides, so to speak.

“Time is against us. We have to really kick start this process of reconciliation immediately, and I believe that as a family, we should be able to come out very much much united that we were before,” he stated.

Lawan described as good, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s suggestion on state policing as a solution to insecurity, saying the Senate ad-hoc Committee on Review of Security Infrastructure in Nigeria would “take it on board in the National Assembly.”