Youths urged to shun social vices

By Asoya Chukwudi

Youths in the state have been advised to shun all forms of societal vices and ills capable of endangering their lives in future and channel their energy towards meaningful and profitable ventures as they are the leaders of tomorrow.
Giving this advice was the Special Adviser to the governor on SERVICOM and Labour Relations, Comrade Mike Okeme during the Osadenis mixed secondary school, Asaba 2020 annual inter-house sports competition recently in Asaba.
Comrade Okeme who was also the chairman of the occasion at the event said Youths were the pillar of every country and further charged them to always put in their best in all activities as long as it concerned their growth and well-being judging that a well-trained Youth must surely shine in future.He however congratulated the Principal and staff of the school for a well-organized event nothing that the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa administration was ever ready to partner and support groups, organizations and institutions towards achieving progress and growth in the state.
Speaking earlier, Comrade Ebipade Mark Brisibe, the principal of the school said the major aim of organizating the event was to encourage and improve on the standard of sporting activities in the school adding that the event was also a veritable ground for the discovery of nurturing budding talents.
He said sports was a positive change agent because of its impact on human capital development adding that it would give a proper exposure to the students and disabuse their minds away from social vices such as cultism, drug abuse, gangsterism, armed robbery and prostitution.
Comrade Brisibe Mark pleaded with the state governor to assist the school in the areas of sporting equipment and employ additional hands in the security department as the school had only one security guard.
The event was well attended and colourful as it featured match past, atilogue dance and display, sack-race and so many other sporting activities.