Wednesday 24 August 2016

LAWMAKERS PARTNER N.G.O TO ERADICATE DRUG AND SUSTANCE ABUSE FROM CONSTITUENCY.

Three lawmakers Hon Suleiman yahaya kwande member representing jos North /bassa federal constituency, Hon yusuf GAGDI deputy speaker plateau state House of assembly, and Hon Ibrahim baba Hassan member representing jos North North constituency, have jointly engaged the services of some foreign experts on drugs abuse victims rehabilitation,  and a Nigeria based N.G.O Global peace & and life rescue initiative (GOPRI) to sensitize and Rehabilitate some victims of drug abuse and other social vices in jos North local government area of plateau state .This they said is due to the negative effects drug abuse is having in the state and if not urgently check may render the youths unproductive and complete nuisance to the society. Deputy speaker of plateau state House of Assembly Hon yusuf Gagdi who made the statement in his office yesterday on behalf of the  lawmakers when he received  the Executive Director of GOPRI Melvin Ejeh and his team promise to do everything possible within the law to eradicate or  bring  to the lowest minimum the level of drugs abuse and other negative vices perpetrated by some youths in the state, in his words we love the youths so much that  we cannot fold our hands and watch then become junkies and useless in the society, youths are the engine room of Any sound society,  Hence we will do our very best to commence this important program. Earlier the Executive Director of the Global peace & life rescue initiative said they were in the office to inform the Lawmaker of the date of the program and to also thank him and his colleagues for making their constituents their first Priority.