Kwara Government Reaffirms Commitment to Youth Empowerment, Tackles Drug Abuse

Date: 2025-03-27

The Kwara State Government has reiterated its commitment to investing in initiatives and policies that empower young people and make drug abuse and crime unattractive to them.

This was highlighted during the second edition of the Stakeholders' Summit on Drug Abuse, Prevention, and Control held in Ilorin.

Meanwhile, a 35-year-old repentant drug addict, Omoh Hussein, has urged the government and enforcement agencies to focus their efforts on big pharmacy stores and hotels, which he claims are major sources of illicit drug supply.

Hussein, who once engaged in the use and distribution of illicit substances, attributed his past struggles to socio-economic factors and believes that targeted interventions in high-risk areas could significantly curb drug abuse in the state.

The government says it will continue to strengthen policies to reduce the menace of drug abuse in the state.

Professor Baba Awoye is the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Managing Director, Budo Egba, Kwara state.

He paints a picture of the havoc synthetic drug abuse does to users and suggests possible ways out.

This gathering reflects the collective commitment of participants to tackling the growing menace of drug abuse, particularly the rising crisis of synthetic drugs.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Joseph Offorjama     Harrison Osauwagboe     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Gabriel Fashanu     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Diagnostic Centre     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Ramadan     Al-Hikmah Radio     John Olajide Adedipe     National Party Of Nigeria     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Adeniyi Ojo     UNIFEMGA     Kunle Okeowo     Neo Mundo Ltd     Kulende     Elese Of Igbaja     Muhammed Akanbi     Muhammadu Buhari     Alapansapa     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     KSIRS     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Ndama Al-hassan     KWASEIC     Daud Adeshola     Naira Redesign     Sayomi     NNPP     Sherif Shagaya     Kwara 2015     Esinrogunjo     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Alore     V.O. Abioye     Kale Belgore     Ilorin Durbar     Sulu Gambari     Aliyu Umar     Bilikisu Oniyangi     RTEAN     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Omar Bolaji Gambari     Innocent Okoye     Facebook     Imam Gambari     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Oju Ekun Sarumi     NITDA     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     New Nigeria People’s Party     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Salake     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     Islamic Development Bank     Seed Technologies     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Matthew Babaoye     University Road     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Umar Gunu     COVID     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Funke Adedoyin     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Abatemi Usman     EFCC     Illyasu Abdullahi     KwaraLearn     CT Ayeni    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Taofeek Sanusi     Oni Adebayo     Alaaya     Cassava Growers\' Association     Olaiya Zuberu     Bola Magaji     CT Ayeni     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Gabriel Fashanu     Sheikh Ridhwanullah     Olateju Lukman     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Halimat Yusuf     N-Power     Igbaja     Babata     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Babatunde Idiagbon     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Sunday Popo-Ola     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Omoniyi Ayinla     Pacify Labs     Maimunat Oniyangi     Makama     Samuel Adedoyin     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Awili Pedro     Charcoal     Pius Abioje     Modibbo Kawu     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Azeez Bello     Owode Market     Falokun-Oja     Hassan A. Saliu     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     KSIRS     Ojuekun     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Lawal Jimoh     General Hospital, Ilorin     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Idiagbon     Third Estate     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Mike Omotosho     Muhammed Akanbi     Ashiru     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Adanla-Irese     Yomi Adeboye     Folashade Omoniyi     Shuaib Jawondo     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Raimi Iyanda     Najim Yaasin     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Budo Egba     Okanlawon Taiwo     Abdulrazaq Akorede     KWACOBPA     PharmAccess Foundation     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Quareeb Islamic Association     Usman Yunusa     Ileloke     Kwara State Fire Service     Osuwa     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Abdulazeez Uthman