Otuaro and Pentaglo launch Partnership to Tackle Youth Substance Abuse.

Otuaro and Pentaglo launch Partnership to Tackle Youth Substance Abuse.

The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty, High Chief Dr. Dennis Brutu Otuaro, met with Pentaglo Nig ltd, yesterday, Sept. 5th 2024, a group which opposes youth substance usage in the Niger Delta and Nigeria at large.

The group, headed by a well-known Niger Delta humanitarian Mr. Seisingha Pondi, who is fondly called Soso, bemoaned the fast rising rate of drug use among young people in the Niger Delta.

Mr. Soso continued by giving the Administrator a hint as to the primary goal of their visit: which he said is to solicit the Presidential Amnesty Office’s partnership in setting up a rehabilitation program that will aid in the recovery of young people who have consumed these substances (hard drugs), in an effort to reintegrate them back into the society.

The Administrator, Dr. Dennis Otuaro, on his part, commended the Group for their outstanding endeavor and said that all well-meaning people and organizations in Nigeria, not only in the Niger Delta, but nationwide, should support this positive development. Revealing that rehabilitation and reintegration of young people who were once involved in violent crimes back into the society is one of the primary goals of the Presidential Amnesty Programme. Which according to him, is the same goal the Group is pursuing.

He claimed that the Group’s initiative is exactly what’s needed in these trying times, as more and more boys and girls are becoming addicted to using hard drugs and substances like cocaine, heroin, Indian hemp, Tramadol, and other illegal substances that are harmful to their health.

Dr. Otuaro also expressed the opinion that unless immediate action is taken, this aberration, which is quickly spreading among young people, would continue to ruin the lives of our children, who hold the key to the future of our beloved country Nigeria and area (the Niger Delta region).

In light of this, he addressed the group and gave them the assurance that the office will back them in their effort to eliminate the juvenile drug culture, which has led to many of the youths losing their minds and their sense of purpose in life. As well as making majority of them suffer complicated mental health issues.