A former minister for youths and sports, Mr Bala Kaoje, has appealed to members of the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, to sheathe their sword for the sake of Nigeria’s peace and unity.
The former minister made the call while unveiling a Unity Task Team set up by a Non Governmental Organisation, NGO, to change the mindset of youths who have taken to vices like pipeline vandalism, armed robbery and the likes.
Kaoje opined that to bring these vices to an end, the Federal Government should create job opportunities for youths.
According to Kaoje, “I think basically if we come together and throw away the negative vices like armed robbery, those breaking pipelines like avengers, Nigeria will begin to progress.
“The mindset of the youths must be changed toward developing the nation’s economy. It must also be changed to all those negative issues disturbing this nation.
“Most of these vices are coming up because there are no jobs. There are too many people out there who have gone to school and have no work to do.
“So, it is the task that one must take very seriously by providing the atmosphere whereby Nigerians can be employed.
“And if the youths have something doing, then the negative thinking of Nigerians will change.
“Any body, who is a member of an armed robbery gang, will begin to have something to do and together the country can be conducive for everyone to live in.”
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