{"id":52162,"date":"2016-08-11T14:27:18","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T13:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=52162"},"modified":"2016-08-11T14:27:18","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T13:27:18","slug":"international-youth-day-2016-peterside-urges-youths-shun-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/international-youth-day-2016-peterside-urges-youths-shun-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"On the International Youth Day 2016, Peterside urges youths to shun violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>&#8230;Decries general insecurity in Rivers State<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers<br \/>\nState in the April 2015 election and Director-General, Nigerian Maritime<br \/>\nAdministration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside has<br \/>\ncalled on Rivers youths to shun violence to ensure a secured future for<br \/>\nthemselves and a better society.<\/p>\n<p>In his message to mark the International Youth Day 2016, Peterside noted<br \/>\nthat the future of every society depends on the wellbeing of its young<br \/>\npeople.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout doubt, the future of every society and indeed mankind depends on<br \/>\nthe wellbeing of young people,\u201d Peterside stated.<\/p>\n<p>The NIMASA D-G bemoaned the overwhelming insecurity that the youths of<br \/>\nRivers State are now living with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately today, our youths in Rivers State are forced to live under<br \/>\nthe dangerous environment of a State that has been identified as one of<br \/>\nthe most dangerous states to live in Nigeria. This rating is occasioned by<br \/>\nthe short life expectancy caused by unprecedented cases of armed<br \/>\nrobberies, kidnapping, cultism, murder and piracy amongst other crimes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is never in doubt that this sordid situation was created and still<br \/>\nbeing sustained and promoted by a state government that came into<br \/>\nexistence through the patronage of criminality. It is also easily<br \/>\nunderstood that as a beneficiary of crime, the state government has<br \/>\ncompromised the morality and vigour to fight crime. The result is that<br \/>\nRivers State has become the Hobbesian state of nature, where life is<br \/>\n\u2018brutish, nasty and short.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, mine is a message of hope to our youths that they should not<br \/>\ndespair; they should not give up and indeed they should not quit as<br \/>\nquitters cannot win and winners do not quit. Somewhere at the end of the<br \/>\ntunnel is a ray of light signifying hope, greatness and prosperity for our<br \/>\nyouth, people and the future. When the right people take up the mantle of<br \/>\npolitical leadership in Rivers State, young people will heave a sigh of<br \/>\nrelief because the perilous times of today will be quickly dumped in the<br \/>\nabyss of history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important for our youths to develop their abilities in critical<br \/>\nthinking and deploy same in discerning what is good from bad, what is<br \/>\nright from wrong and engage only in those things that will bring about<br \/>\nprogress, better life and advancement to themselves and the society. Our<br \/>\nyoung people must shun political thuggery, cultism and killings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, on the occasion of this year\u2019s International Youth Day, I urge<br \/>\nour young people in Rivers State to continue to shun violence and vices;<br \/>\nthey should rather engage their hands and minds meaningfully to ensure a<br \/>\nbetter future for themselves and the society. It is only by so doing that<br \/>\nthe youths and our people will consummate their dreams and aspirations in<br \/>\nlife.\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;Decries general insecurity in Rivers State The governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State in the April 2015 election and Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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