Taraba State First Lady, Mrs.Agyin Kefas, pledged to work with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and other critical stakeholders to reinvigorate the war against drug abuse, especially in schools and communities across the state.
The First Lady pledged on Friday at a strategic meeting held in her Conference HallHouse, with the NDLEA and other critical stakeholders, including the Wife of the Deputy Governor, SGS, senior officials of the Ministries of Education, Health, Youths and Social Development, School Principals, Market Women.
According to her, drug addiction, especially among the youths, has become a worrisome menace in society that no one can longer pretend about its existence.
In her words: “The earlier we begin to tackle the daunting challenge, the better for our youths, ourselves, and the social health of our society. This strategic meeting is aimed at putting the menace of drug abuse and associated social vices on the front burner”.
“We are truly and deeply concerned about the increase in the rate at which the younger ones are now getting addicted to illicit drugs, a development that brought about the need for all relevant stakeholders to embark on a campaign to fight the menace and enlighten victims on the dangers inherent in such lifestyle both now and in the future”, the First Lady said.
She said: “At the level of the Nigerian Governors' Wives Forum (NGWF), we are all concerned about this and we have resolved in our respective States to frontally confront the menace, looking at it from a holistic point of view”.
“We have to be proactive and connect with the schools, the religious bodies, community leaders and associations and others to cascade the message to all segments and sectors of the State”, Mrs. Agyin asserted.
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