PAP Administrator Dennis Otuaro Jpoin Force With Organization Combating Use Of Substance, Hard Drugs By Young People
The administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Program, High Chief Dr. Dennis Brutu Otuaro, met with a group against drug use among adolescents in the Niger Delta yesterday, September 5, 2024.
The organization, led by the well-known Niger Delta humanitarian Mr. Seisingha Pondi, often known by his nickname Soso, lamented the rapidly increasing drug use among youth in the Niger Delta.
To help young people who have used these substances (hard drugs) recover and be reintegrated into society, Mr. Soso went on to hint at the Administrator about the main objective of their visit: to ask for the Presidential Amnesty Office’s assistance in establishing a rehabilitation program.
On his part, the Administrator, Dr. Dennis Otuaro, congratulated the Group on their remarkable effort and stated that all well-meaning individuals and institutions in Nigeria, not only those in the Niger Delta but across the country, ought to back this constructive advancement. showing that one of the main objectives of the Presidential Amnesty Programme is the rehabilitation and reintegration of young people who were previously involved in violent crimes back into the community. which, in his opinion, is the same objective the Group is working for.
He argued that the Group’s project is exactly what’s required in these difficult times, as an increasing number of girls and boys are developing an addiction to the use of illegal substances that are bad for their health, such as heroin, cocaine, Indian hemp, Tramadol, and other hard narcotics.
Dr. Otuaro also stated that, in the absence of prompt action, this aberration—which is rapidly gaining traction among youth—will persist in destroying the lives of our children, who are our nation’s greatest asset and the future of the Niger Delta region.
Given this, he spoke to the group and promised to support them in their efforts to end the adolescent drug culture, which has caused many young people to lose their wits and their sense of purpose in life. In addition, most of them experience complex mental health problems.
