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By Joel Anekwe, Port Harcourt
The Student Christian Movement (SCM), a non-denominational Christian body in Nigeria on Monday appealed to federal and state governments to make good policies that will help youths to be gainfully employed.
SCM’s national president, Mrs Ebere Ubesie, made the appeal during the 19th Biennial Conference held in Port Harcourt.
Ubesie, who is also the treasurer of the world Student Christian Federation (WSCF), said that the group is a youth outreach in Nigeria that has been preparing students for societal transformation for over 81 years.
She said that any nation that does not bother to build their youths is not bothered about their future.
“We are using this medium to raise our voices and condemn what has been happening to our constituency, which are our youths. The fact is that a nation cannot grow without responsible youths.
“This is why we are crying out to government at all levels to prepare for our youths good policies, and legacy to inherit, than witnessing violence, killing, abduction of students from their schools, unemployment among others.
“We are calling on government to build industries and also create enabling environment for foreign investors to invest in our country so that our youths will be employed.
“We are also advocating for control and a great reduction of violence in our country. SCM is constantly training youths to ensure that they will be better leaders, we also employ them in jobs because some of us are employers of labour,” she said.
Ubesie advised youths not to engage in violence of any kind, be it election thuggery, cultism, robbery, rape, drug peddling, kidnapping, rituals among others.
She said that the group is currently creating an opening with the Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) to propose voters’ education where youths would be educated not to get involved in election violence, but to rather get their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) to vote in good leaders that will lead the country.
Mr. Samuel Ogan, the former president of the group said that the body had played an active role in the campaign against insecurity, cultism and other social vices in the society, which had won many youths back as better citizens.
Ogan called on government and other relevant agencies to support the campaign against insecurity, terrorism against humanity in the country.
He urged the youths to desist from criminal activities and hopeless adventures that could destabilize the country.
Similarly, Mr Wisdom Owen, newly elected president of the group in Rivers sector assured that the body will continue to produce responsible youths that will contribute to the development of the country.
