26th June, 2024
By Thompson Yamput
The wife of Kogi governor, Hajiya Safinat Ododo, is to build a rehabilitation centre for drug addicts in the state.
Ms Eunice Achimugu, Special Adviser (SA) to the Governor on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, made this known while addressing newsmen in Lokoja on Wednesday.
Achimugu said that the governor’s wife also promised to build a skill acquisition centre, where youths, including drug addicts under rehabilitation, could be trained in various skills to be useful to society.
She explained that the measures taken were part of the state government’s collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kogi Command to fight illicit drug abuse and trafficking in the state.
“It’ll be wrong if we just sit and watch our youths being destroyed by illicit drugs. The youths are the leaders of tomorrow and must be protected.
“Drastic measures have to be taken to save our youths, who are ignorant of the inherent danger in those illicit drugs, ” she said.