Drug Abuse has been described as a dominant malaise among youths in the Country and needs to be nipped in the bud.
This canker worm, which is fast becoming a prevalent vice is most unacceptable and all hands must be an deck to curb it.
The Rector of The Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti Engr. (Dr) Temitope John Alake made this assertion when he received in audience the Executive Council members of the Nigerian Youths Council (NYC) from the 16 Local Government Areas in Ekiti State.
Dr. Alake noted that the Youths of today will become the adults of tomorrow therefore they need to be regulated and moderated to make them better and prosperous adults of tomorrow.
Speaking further Dr. Alake said the government is now paying attention to skill acquisition as this has become inevitable, “the white collar jobs are no longer available, hence emphasis is now placed on the acquisition of skills for the teeming Youths population. “When you don’t have skills, you have nothing to fall back on even after your education, hence the Youths needs to be encouraged to embrace professional courses and vocational Technical Education from the Secondary School”.
Dr T J Alake presenting a souvenir to one of the group leaders
He however called on the government to further encourage the youths to pick up vocational skills by paying them stipend in the course of their training as this will go a long way in motivating them.
Earlier in their submission, the Chairman of NYC, Ekiti Aare Adedara Tope who led the delegation promised their support and cooperation to the Management of the Institution as led by Dr. T.J Alake
They also noted that they were out to continue to promote the legacies of the founding fathers of Ekiti State through its sustainability, as this is part of the objective of the Council.
Furthermore, as part of its programmes they have resolved to embark, on a campaign to discourage drug abuse among youths in the State. The campaign they noted will be held in all towns and villages of the state. This is with a view to discouraging the youth from taking illicit substances
They however solicited for the support of the institution to make the campaign a success.
Dr T J Alake presenting a souvenir to one of the group leaders