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Gov. Buni Cautions Youths Against Another Protest
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Gov. Buni cautions youths against another protest
From Yusuf Ali
H.E Yobe State Governor Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON, has charged Nigerian youths especially in the North East region, to shelve any plan of embarking on another round of protests, saying such move would be dangerous and counter productive.
The Governor also charged the youths on the responsible use of social media in shaping positive narrative about the state and the country.
H.E Gov. Buni gave the charged yesterday during the launching of Ethical and Re-orientation Campaign tagged (Operation Gyaran Hali) organized by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Ethical Re-orientation in Damaturu, the state capital.
He said no Nigerian youths especially from the North East part of the country in his right senses will stage a protest that will disturb the hard-earned peace that people are enjoying in the North East after years of Boko Haram insurgency.
He said the North East part of the country was yet to recover from the impact of the deadly Boko Haram insurgency which has left the region in ruins with millions of people’s lives and property worth billions destroyed.
“We all have not forgotten what we have gone through during the dark days of the insurgency. Only those who have no senses will pray to go back to those years when people are running for their dear lives not to talk of what to eat.
According to him, another round of protests will worsen the already precarious security situation and economic hardship currently bedevilling the North East region and country.
H.E Gov. Buni said his administration has taken bold step in training youths on the responsible use of social media and provided tools for them to key into the digital economy.
He noted that the Yobe State Information Technology Development Agency (YITDA) is also working to engage more youths in its drive to provide digital skills to the people.
The Governor called on traditional rulers, religious leaders, and parents to rise up to the responsibility, to rebuild the eroding culture of discipline, decency, and righteousness in the youth for a better future.
