The fortunes of Akure youths in Ondo state have moved even further up with the empowerment strides of the honourable member representing them at the National Assembly. Hon. Afe Olowookere representing Akure North/Akure South federal constituency of Ondo state in the National Assembly has urged the youths of the constituency to eschew violence in all ramifications. He said this while distributing empowerment items to the youths and women in the constituency. He distributed the items to them according to the areas of their specialised trade. Textiles andfabric,patent,washing machine, hair clippers, car washing equipment and monies ranging from N100,000 and N200,000 for small scale business owners numbering about 20 are some of the things he gave out. Other items distributed are 11 cars,50 motor cycles,10 tricycles popularly called keke NAPEP, 5 sowing industrial machines. 4 elderly women also received deep freezers and generators. Addressing the youths, Olowookere said ” I’m ready to assist whoever among you that is ready to live a responsible and fulfilling life. I have never encouraged thuggery, I abhor thuggery and violence. I cannot send my children to school and use other people’s children for political shenanigans, to open their chest for axes, guns, and cutlasses in the name of politics. They too can become responsible citizens if they are ready to turn over a new leaf and not see thuggery as an aberrant behaviour. And thank God today that many of them are beneficiaries of the empowerment programme today” He noted that many of the young deaths are as a direct consequence of political thuggery. particularly people who are victims of violence in the wars between two political gladiators are always youths. The APC chairman Hon. D I Kekemeke expressed happiness that the party is breaking new grounds devoid of violence.
