Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday, charged the Imo State Government to ensure increased participation of youth in all facets of the economy as a means of curbing insecurity, IgbereTV reports.
Obasanjo made the call in Owerri during a dinner organised by Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo to mark the former president’s 85th birthday.
This was according to a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Oguwike Nwachuku, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday.
The former President urged the governor not to ignore the youths regardless of how their behavior may seem.
He admonished the governor to find a lasting solution to the spate of insecurity in the state by engaging those he called the ‘bad boys,’ regardless of who they are.
“Hope is your name, it means a lot because life without hope is meaningless.
“There are three categories of bad boys: those genuinely frustrated and angry, those who are being sponsored by politicians for political vendetta, and those who by nature are criminally minded.”
