RAYMOND OZOJI reports
The Special Adviser to Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo on Youth Empowerment Programmes, Dr. Nelson Obinna Omenugha says the present state government is not to blame for the pockets of security breaches across Anambra State as he believes that Soludo inherited bad security legacy from his predecessors.
Omenugha who stated this while speaking exclusively with HEADLINE NEWS in his office at the Government House Awka on Thursday, recalled that Soludo met a state of anarchy at inception as 8 local government areas, according to him, were at the mercy of armed hoodlums.
But before long, he said, the governor changed the status quo and people now live and do businesses in Anambra-South and Ogbaru in Anambra-North respectively.
Although he expressed heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of victims of Nibo and Ifite-Awka senseless killings, he said Soludo's government focusses on youth development judging from the plethora of empowerment programmes designed to take young people off the streets.
Omenugha noted that the incidents were indeed sad developments but equally called for deepened collective actions against such as bullets, according to him, were no respecter of anyone whether young or old, rich or poor.
Omenugha maintained that irrespective of political inclinations, there was need to rise against such dastardly acts as they were collective enemies to the peaceful coexistence of Ndi-Anambra even as he condemned the killings and sympathized with the people and the state government, saying that security is everybody's business.
He however pointed out that it was not time to politicize the recent senseless killings at Nibo and Ifite-Awka communities but a time to unite and confront the common enemy called insecurity.
He said Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has shown spirited commitment in making sure that those who committed the crimes paid dearly for it, while calling on security agencies not to relent in their quests to unravel perpetrators of the Nibo and Ifite-Awka senseless killings.
According to him, the government of Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has provided One Youth Two Skills Development Programme and other opportunities for young people to access as well as maximize opportunities there-in to become wealth creators and employers of labour.
Omenugha recalled that last year about 5000 youths were trained in different economic skills and empowered with seed capitals to set up their own businesses.
He said another 6000 youths were being trained this year and that the governor Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo is intentional about youth development and youth empowerment.
He therefore emphasized that rather than frustrate the efforts of the governor in fighting criminalities with job opportunities for young people, there is an urgent need to support the governor for his policies and programmes to succeed so as to realize a liveable, lovable and prosperous homeland for all and sundry.
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