The creation of associations for Co-curricular activities to engage youths, has been suggested as one major way to stem the use of illicit drugs among the youths at the Local government level.
A two term Councilor, Shomolu Local Government, Lagos, Hon Olusegun Afolabi, made the suggestion an exclusive with the column.ng on the role of Local Government Authorities in arresting the dangerous spread of illicit drug use among youths.
Alabi stressed that, beyond parental training, the Local government authority also has a role to play in nipping the escalating menace in the bud.
The All Progressive Congress member, who is also a Chairmanship Aspirant in the scheduled Lagos state local government election, highlighted the need for parents and teachers to monitor their children and ensure they don’t keep bad gangs.
He emphasized that LG authorities can also collaborate with school authorities and Community development associations within it’s jurisdiction to introduce co- curricular or extra curricular associations like the Young farmers, Press and Science clubs among others, to engage the youths profitably after school hours.
This he said, will give the youths a good future to look forward to as the move, he maintained, would create a healthy competition among the youths to want to create a foundation for a better future.
Alabi, thus, concluded that engagement with the clubs will deny the youths time to engage in life damaging activities like consuming illicit drugs.
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