On the International Youth Day 2016, Peterside urges youths to shun violence

…Decries general insecurity in Rivers State

The governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers

State in the April 2015 election and Director-General, Nigerian Maritime

Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside has

called on Rivers youths to shun violence to ensure a secured future for

themselves and a better society.
In his message to mark the International Youth Day 2016, Peterside noted

that the future of every society depends on the wellbeing of its young

people.
“Without doubt, the future of every society and indeed mankind depends on

the wellbeing of young people,” Peterside stated.
The NIMASA D-G bemoaned the overwhelming insecurity that the youths of

Rivers State are now living with.
“Unfortunately today, our youths in Rivers State are forced to live under

the dangerous environment of a State that has been identified as one of

the most dangerous states to live in Nigeria. This rating is occasioned by

the short life expectancy caused by unprecedented cases of armed

robberies, kidnapping, cultism, murder and piracy amongst other crimes.

“It is never in doubt that this sordid situation was created and still

being sustained and promoted by a state government that came into

existence through the patronage of criminality. It is also easily

understood that as a beneficiary of crime, the state government has

compromised the morality and vigour to fight crime. The result is that

Rivers State has become the Hobbesian state of nature, where life is

'brutish, nasty and short.'
“However, mine is a message of hope to our youths that they should not

despair; they should not give up and indeed they should not quit as

quitters cannot win and winners do not quit. Somewhere at the end of the

tunnel is a ray of light signifying hope, greatness and prosperity for our

youth, people and the future. When the right people take up the mantle of

political leadership in Rivers State, young people will heave a sigh of

relief because the perilous times of today will be quickly dumped in the

abyss of history.
“It is important for our youths to develop their abilities in critical

thinking and deploy same in discerning what is good from bad, what is

right from wrong and engage only in those things that will bring about

progress, better life and advancement to themselves and the society. Our

young people must shun political thuggery, cultism and killings.

“Therefore, on the occasion of this year's International Youth Day, I urge

our young people in Rivers State to continue to shun violence and vices;

they should rather engage their hands and minds meaningfully to ensure a

better future for themselves and the society. It is only by so doing that

the youths and our people will consummate their dreams and aspirations in

life.”
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