The Kogi State Government has called for massive investment in the prevention and treatment programmes to stem drug abuse in the country.
The Youths and Sports Commissioner, Mr Monday Anyebe, in the state made the call on Wednesday during the celebration of the World Drug Day held at the Government House, Lokoja.
Anyebe, who spoke on the World drug Day theme: “The evidence is clear, invest in prevention,” said the state government was ready to carry serious preventive measures to save the residents from destruction.
“In Kogi today, we have a Sheriff in Gov. Usman Ododo, who believes in the well-being of every resident and who is committed to prioritizing prevention and ensuring that our youths have access to resources required to thrive, ” he said.
The commissioner said the government, through the ministry of youth and sports, and in collaboration with relevant stockholders, would continue with the advocacy, “to ensure that our people are adequately sensitised about the dangers of drug abuse.”
In his remarks, the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Commander in Kogi, Mr Umar Yahuza, said there was need for urgent steps to be taken for all and sundry to safeguard teaming youths from illicit drugs destructive tendencies.
Yahuza noted that the implication of drugs on security, economic and general wellbeing was severe and worrisome to the society.
“Statistics have indicated clearly that drug problem is mutating into a colossal social dimension and has become an issue linked beyond doubt the escalation of insecurity and its attendant
