Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, on Friday, October 11, 2024, visited the newly created Anambra Civic and Social Reformation Office (ANCISRO).
Addressing the ANCISRO MD, Sir Chuka Nnabuife, Mefor said he was there to further familiarise himself and look at the office’s core mandate and challenges to see where the ministry can assist in its take off.
He urged the MD to work hard despite initial challenges to re-orientate the youths so that they can see life from a positive perspective. “Governor Soludo wants to see Anambra youths regain perspective and need to imbibe the core values for which Ndigbo are reputed – hard work, resilience, honesty, integrity, enterprise and so on
“The truth is many of our youths don’t believe in hard work anymore. Your agency has to work hard on the issue of drug abuse which to me is escapist in nature. The youths like to hide behind drugs and most of the drugs they take are hard. Hard drugs work on the mind and psyche of the individuals that take them,” he said.
Mefor talked about what he called Opponent Process in drug abuse – the biological changes that make the abuser to require higher dosage as he or she progresses, ultimately leading up to drug dependence and addiction. “Many of the psychedelic and psychotropic substances being abused by youths can irreversibly damage the nervous system, and can result in schizophrenia ie madness, and even death. We have to save our youths,” he said.
Welcoming the commissioner, Sir Nnabuife appreciated the visit, saying he came at a time when the collaboration is well needed, adding that the agency is working to reform the youth against the vices of get-rich-quick syndrome, drug abuse, human rights and environmental abuse, among others and instil in them the core values of Anambra, which is hard work, enterprise, apprenticeship, academic excellence and strong religious faith, among others.
By Rose Oranye
