Cross River State government has decried the high rate of youth involvement in secret cult activities with attendant loss of lives in the state.
The deputy governor, Ivara Esu stated this when the leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Cross River State chapter visited him in Government House, Calabar.
Esu, a former vice chancellor of the University of Calabar, who want the youths to retrace their step, lamented arson and killings as a result of cult related activities in the state.
He said there was nothing wrong belonging to an
association, but warned that when the activities of such an organisation go out of the acceptable norms of the society, it becomes barbaric and must be checked.
Esu said that state government was proud of the achievement of the youth council in view of their contributions to the socio-economic development of the state.
The deputy governor, who noted that the governor, Ben Ayade was passionate about development, assured that appointment of political office holders would be youth- friendly.
He called on the youth to support government’s industrialisation drive for the benefit of the citizenry.
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