THE President of SWEEP Foundation, Ambassador Philip Obuesi has attributed the wide spate of drug abuse among youths by immoral politicians who arm youths with drugs to cause mayhem during the electioneering period.
Obuesis said this recently at the Media Launch of Campaign Against Drugs and Substance Abuse (CADSA), put together by AFESTAC Media in conjunction with Advocates for Global Peace Forum International and AFOREVO with support from United Nations Information Centre in Lagos.
The programme tagged: ‘Drug: Addiction and its Challenges,’ had clerics, educationists, media players and civil society groups.
Obuesi said that as the electioneering campaign starts, some desperate politicians have budgeted for drugs in order to disrupt the electoral process. Not only do such behaviours alienate others and prevent them from exercising their civic duty, they also inevitably endanger peace and security in society.”
He opined that drugs have a huge role to play in the escalation of violence and other criminal tendencies in our society.
He challenged politicians to model a godly lifestyle among our youths in order to have a safe and prosperous country.
Earlier in his words, the Executive Director CADSA, Valentine Ugochukwu Ani, aka Zhyon, said the campaign raises awareness about the major challenges that illicit drugs represent to society as a whole, especially to young people.