Protecting Multi-Billion Naira Business Investments
The tactical pivot by the NDDC leadership comes in the middle of huge monetary deployments into the region’s economy, consisting of the recent release of N10 billion to young entrepreneurs through the NDCCITMA micro-credit scheme.
The Managing Director and President of the NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, who was represented by the Director of the Department of Alternative Conflict Resolution, Dr. Goddy Ogedegbe, described that structural infrastructure can not survive if the youth pipeline is lost to dependency and gang violence.
“Our vision extends far beyond the building and construction of roadways and physical bridges to the advancement of a generation of responsible, reputable leaders,” Dr. Ogbuku mentioned.
“You can fund modern farms and release billions in SME capital, however if our youth pipeline is ruined by drugs, those investments will collapse. This project is an intentional preventive shield to reach our youth before recruitment and before the very first arrest.”
The multi-disciplinary event also featured a specialized mental health clinic led by scientific psychologist Blessing Jacob-Timothy, who lectured on “Cultism, Stress, and Mental Health Among Students,” using coping systems for managing peer pressure without turning to controlled substances.
The occasion concluded with the discussion of the Peace Ambassador Award and Certificate to the getting involved schools, provided by the agent of McMatthy Nigeria Limited, Mr. Aye Obualla.
School administrators, speaking through Oruma Secondary School Principal Sunny-Obi Julius, thanked the NDDC for selecting grassroots public schools for the prompt intervention.
They prompted the state ministry of education to embed anti-cultism modules straight into the continuous third-term secondary school curriculum to sustain a safe learning environment.