NOA, Chanchaga Federal lawmaker collaborates to sensitise constitutents against social vices
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in collaboration with House of Representative. member, representing Chanchaga Federal Consistency of Niger state, Malam Abubakar Abdull Buba, has sensitise constituents to shun social vices.
Participants at the one-day sensitisation were drawn from Chanchaga Federal Consistency of Niger state who will serve as ambassadors to champion the sensitisation which was held at Dogon Koli Hote in Minna on Saturday.
Speaking at the event, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, Director General of NOA, said the campaign aimed to re-orient citizens towards shunning social vices and embracing values that promote national peace and development.
Issa-Onilu, represented by Mrs Theresa Madukwe, Director, Public Englightenment and Mass Mobilisation, NOA, emphasised the agency’s commitment to raising awareness on dangers of social vices.
“These vices are drug and substance abuse, banditry, sexual and gender-based violence, trafficking in persons, ritual killings, radicalisation, violent extremism, and cybercrimes,” he said.
He said Chanchaga federal constituency was not immune to these social vices, particularly among youth, which had become a pressing concern.
He said NOA’s thematic intervention programme CLHEEAN, would coordinate efforts to address these issues towards promotion of national development.
In his address, Abdull Buba, said the initiative was to educate his constituency as proactive steps to address the growing concerns of social vices in Chanchaga community.
He said the campaign aimed to correct societal abnormalities and promote values, principles, and ideologies that shape individuals and communities.
“This project seeks to re-orient especially our youths towards shunning social vices and embracing values that promote national peace and development,” he said.
He expressed commitment to the well-being of his constituents and promised to continue to serve Chanchaga federal consistency.
Earlier, Malam Yahaya Gbongbo, State Director of NOA in Niger, commended the lawmaker for organising the campaign aimed at correcting societal ills.
He said the initiative aligns with NOA’s mandate to reorient citizens’ mindsets, promoting patriotism and adherence to established rules and procedures.
Gbongbo gave assurance that NOA would take the campaign to the grassroots, collaborating with the lawmaker to achieve the desired impact.
Part of activities at the sensitization was empowerment of sixty (60) women from Chanchaga Federal Constituency by the lawmaker.
