From Port Harcourt, the capital city of Rivers State, a call has gone out to President Goodluck Jonathan to do all he can to address the issue of joblessness among youths in the region. The call was made by youths themselves,
who followed up with a strong case for non-
militants among them. They argued that
after ex-militants in the Niger Delta were
appeased with jobs, those of them who
refused to take to criminality and remain peaceful in spite of hunger, also deserve to
be employed. According to NATION, the youths made the
appeal in a communiqué issued at the end of
2013 International Youths’ Day celebration
in the Rivers State capital. In the nine-point document signed by over
16 different youth groups and associations,
they said empowering non-violent youths
like their militant counterparts would bring
about equity, justice and fairness. They stated that it would also encourage
the non-militant youths to continue to
engage in peaceful dialogue with the
government in the event of perceived
grievances.
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