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| Hon. Volgap, ALGON Chairman Plateau state chapter speaking to African Drum on Wednesday at the Hill Station Hotel, Jos |
ALGON Chairman, Volgap commends
Operation Safe Haven for organizing youth summit, promises similar forum at
various LGAs in Plateau state.
By Joseph A. Adudu
December 18, 2019.
The Chairman of
the Association of Local Governments in Nigeria who also is the executive
Chairman of Mikang Local Government Council, Plateau state North Central
Nigeria, Hon. Ezekiel Volgap has commended Operation Safe Haven, ( the Task
Force responsible for peace in Jos) currently under the command of Major
General C. C Agundu for organizing the “Plateau Youth Summit”.
The youth summit
which was held at the Hill Station Hotel, Tudun Wada Jos on Wednesday, is the
second edition in the series with the theme: "Building Plateau youths
today to take up the challenges tomorrow".
Speaking to African Drum at the occasion, the ALGON
Chairman expressed optimism that the gains derived from the summit would
definitely have positive impact in the attitude of the youths. He said that
there would be a replication of the summit across the 17 Local Government Areas
of the state. “Honesty speaking, we quite appreciate the convener of this
summit, Operation Safe Haven for organizing this historic event.
“You can see the
turn-up of the youths for the summit having realized the importance and
significance of peace to every society because without peace, we cannot achieve
any meaningful development and that is the essence of this summit.
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| Hon. Isaac Kwallu, Executive Chairman, Quan'Pan Local Governmen alsot speaking to African Drum |
“And you can also
see the passion in the Commandant of Operation Safe Haven, Major Gen. C. C
Agundu and other speakers as they preach the message of peace.
“I believe that having listened to all the
speakers, the thinking of all the youths who attended this summit will never
remain the same even as they returned to their various communities in various
local government areas.
“On our part, we would ensure that we equally organized
similar summits for the youths in our various local government areas of the
state because the youths are at the centre and they can be used to either cause
trouble or make peace", said the ALGON Chairman.
Also speaking to African Drum, the executive Chairman of
Quan' Pan local government, Hon. Isaac Kwallu also commended Operation Safe
Haven for what he called great initiatives stressing that his local government
will key in easily having realized the importance and the need for peace
without which there can never be any meaningful development. Kwallu stated that
the summit was keyed and well timed taking into cognizance the period which is
end of the year and like what has been the practice, some people would probably
want to take the law into their hands using the youths as willing tools. He
further called on the youths to desist from acts that are inimical to the
positive development and progress of our society.
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| Hon. Rims Nimcham, Chairman Langtang South LG |
His Langtang South
counterpart, Hon. Rims Nimchan also applauded the initiative of the Operation
Safe Haven stressing that participants from his local government area were
highly reoriented adding that, that would go a long way in affecting the
attitude and behavior of the youths in Langtang South Local government area
positively.
This year youth
summit is said to have a minimum of 10 youths from each local government of the
17 in the state.
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