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  • Job Creation, Youths Empowerment, An Antidote To Violent Extremism – ActionAid

    Job Creation, Youths Empowerment, An Antidote To Violent Extremism – ActionAid

    By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja

    The Resillience Programme Coordinator with ActionAid, Mr. Anicetus Atakpu, on Monday in Lokoja said that implementation of budgetary Provision towards job creation and empowering young person’s is an antidote to violent Extremism in kogi state.

    Mr. Atakpu, the Team Leader of the Serve 11 Project for ActionAid, in Conjunction with Participation Initiative for Behavioural Change in Development, (PIBCID) and funding from Global Community Engagement and Resilience Funds, made the disclosure at a one day Policy Dialogue with Civil Society Organizations and the Media in Lokoja.

    He pointed out that judicious budget implementation could reduce unemployment geared towards addressing infrastructure gaps, human and capital development would be useful disincentives to violent extremisim.

    “It’s worrisome that Governance took a large chunk of the Kogi State 2021 budget with 18.06% as against 3.24% allocated to Entrepreneurship and Youth Engagement who are key drivers of Violent Extremism.” he expressed.

    Akpatu also lamented that a N100m allocation for Project for Youth Development under the Governor’s Office in Kogi State in the 2021 budget, wondered why the funding was not in the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

    “So much was allocated to the renovation work in the Governor and Deputy Governor’s Office in 2021, while allocation to women and youths in 2021 is a paltry 1.32% of the total budget as against 1.79% renovation work in the offices of the Governor and his Deputy.”

    He therefore called for citizens’ Participation in budget preparation and involvement to ensure proper monitoring and accountability to address socio economic ills that are the persistent cases of violent extremism rather than placing emphasis on construction, establishment and rehabilitation of centres.

    He therefore called for budgetary provision for the physically challenged persons who according him are drivers of violent extremism, adding that engagement by the media should go beyond the ceremonies, urged for oversight to help assist the fight against violent extremisim.

    Earlier in a welcome remarks Halima Oiza Sadiq, Executive Director of Participation Initiative for Behavioural Change in Development, (PIBCID), said the one day Dialogue aims at budget funding, tracking allocation, and spending geared towards preventing extremism in Kogi State.

  • Bauchi speaker empowers 500 unemployed youths

    Bauchi speaker empowers 500 unemployed youths

    Mr Abubakar Suleiman, Speaker, Bauchi State House of Assembly has disbursed N5 million to 500 unemployed youths to enable them to engage in productive activities.

    Sulieman, (PDP Ningi Constituency) distributed monies to indigent constituents as part of comprehensive youths and women empowerment initiative.

    Mr Abdul Burra, the Spokesman of the speaker made the disclosure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Bauchi.

    Burra said the beneficiaries were carefully selected in the eleven wards in the area, adding that the scope of the programme would be expanded to mobilise participation.

    He said that 200 females received N5, 000 each while 300 their male counter part got N10, 000 each, respectively.

    Burra said the disbursement committee set up by the speaker would monitor the beneficiaries to ensure effective utilisation of the monies to achieve the expected positive impact on them.

    According to him, about 100 youth will be train on vocational and skill acquisition programme designed to expose the trainees to weaving, pomade processing , leather work and computer literacy.

    The spokesman added that the speaker also engaged 10 unemployed qualified health personnel to serve as casual workers of the General Hospital, Ningi.

    He said: “They are placed on a N10, 000 monthly stipend while several boreholes and hand pumps were procured to enhance access to clean water in the area”. (NAN)