By: Wilson Bako (Lafia),
Nasarawa State
Government has advised youths in the country to embrace the spirit of dialogue
with government rather than protest in resolving and solving the current economic
hardship in the country.
The state
government said, “No matter the level of hardship Nigerians are going through
as a result of the current economic downturn, dialogue rather than
confrontation still remains the best solution”.
The Senior Special
Assistant to the State Governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, on Youths and Students’
Affairs, Mr. Shuaibu Sani, stated this at a One-Day, Youth and Students’ Stakeholders
Engagement on Sustainable Peace in the state.
The stakeholders’
engagement, which is aimed at discouraging youths and students from
participating in the up coming planned protest against bad governance in the
country, drew youths and students from various parts of the state.
According to the
Special Assistant, “Participating in the planned protest would not only take
the state back to the olden days but the country as a whole due to the devastating
effects of the protest”.
Mr. Sani in course
of his speech, recalled with deep regrets the effects and damages brought about
during the “EndSars Protest” that engulfed the country in 2020, and advised
both the youths and the students not to participate in the planned protest in
the country.
L-R: SSA YOUTH AND STUDENTS AFFAIRS, SHUAIBU SANI, CHAIRMAN NASARAWA STATE YOUTHS' COUNCIL JAAFARU CHAIRMAN NASARAWA STATE STDENTS' ASS. HARUNA SALE |
“Think of the
level of destruction this protest can cause our country and the economy,
coupled with the anticipated loss of lives. God forbid, that we might be compelled
to participate in it”. He lamented.
The Special
Adviser went down memory lane to remind both the youths and the students on the
need to improve their well-being.
He said, “Governor
Sule has provided both the youths and students in the state palliative, prompt
settlement of student’s bursary allowances among so many numerous benefits”.
He told the youths
and students to say a “Big No”, to the planned protest but rather, embrace
dialogue.
In his remarks,
the Chairman of the State Youth Council, Mal. Jaafaru Mohammed Loko, thanked
the organizers of the meeting, while assuring the State Government that the
youths in the state would not participate in the forthcoming protest.
He said, “Any
youth found participating should be treated according to the laws of the land”.
Adding that, “If
the organizers have solutions to the hardship, they should present it to the
government to implement, rather than embarking on a meaningless protest”.
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