The
Commandant National Defence College Nigeria (NDC) Rear Admiral Mackson
Makanju Kadiri has called for positive engagement of youths in positive
activities and gainful employment as one of the steps towards addressing
the issues of youth restiveness and social instability in the country.
The commandant made the call when he addressed participants at a
“Roundtable on Youths Restiveness and Social Instability in Nigeria:
Role of Governance” organised by the Centre of Strategic Research and
Studies, NDC in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria. The
event which was held recently at the NDC Officers’ Mess had participants
from the armed forces, paramilitary/ security agencies, MDAs and
academic institutions in attendance.
Delivering
the welcome remark at the event, Rear Admiral Mackson Kadiri, stated
that “the inability of the youth to find meaningful life via honest
means creates social imbalance that makes young people prone to some
socio-economic vices such as electoral violence, kidnapping, armed
robbery, internet fraud and so on” He
added that there was a large youth population in the country that had
not been optimal managed to effectively contribute to national security.
Hence the cumulative effects of the situation had created national
security challenges. However, he stated that the potentials of the
nation’s youths could be put to good use with viable strategic options.
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| Commandant NDC Nigeria, Rear Admiral MM Kadiri |
The
special guest of honour at the event, the Permanent Secretary, Federal
Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Olusade Olusola in his
keynote address stated that good governance was a potent tool that could
be used to address youth restiveness and social instability. Also, he
added that good governance comprised good citizen’s participation in
decision making by the government; accountability of government;
transparency in governance; rule of law as well as efficiency and
effectiveness of governance. Furthermore, he mentioned, that every
government must strive to ensure openness, responsiveness and
inclusiveness in order to boost citizen’s confidence in the
government. He thereafter, urged the government to create conducive
environment for youth engagement in profitable ventures in order to
reduce the incidence of Youth restiveness and social instability.
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