Professional-Tinubu group condemns disruption of empowerment programme in Imo
The Director-Basic of the Tinubu Youth Vanguard Organisation (TYVO), Hon. Harmless Shedrach Egede, has condemned the disruption of a youth empowerment rally organised by the Metropolis Boy Motion in Owerri, Imo State.
The empowerment programme was disrupted in Owerri on Saturday when members and a few locals stormed the venue. The disruption reportedly triggered a stampede and looting of things meant for distribution to youths throughout the south-east.
In an announcement issued on Sunday in Abuja, Francis Shoga, the motion’s director-general, confirmed the disruption on the rally, including that it was swiftly introduced beneath management, with no fatalities or lacking individuals recorded.
Reacting to the event, Egede described the incident as “unlucky, unpatriotic, and detrimental to youth growth efforts throughout the South-East,” stressing that such actions undermine real initiatives aimed toward empowering younger Nigerians.
“It’s disheartening that an occasion organised to uplift our youths and promote {economic} inclusion was sabotaged by acts of dysfunction. Such behaviour discourages developmental programmes and deprives many deserving youths of the alternatives supposed for them,” he mentioned.
He urged Nigerians to embrace peace, cooperation, and civic duty throughout public programmes. He emphasised that empowerment initiatives needs to be protected and supported moderately than politicised or disrupted.
Egede additional appealed for calm and endurance amongst residents, calling on Nigerians to understand the continuing socio-economic reforms being applied by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“Nation-building requires endurance, unity, and collective sacrifice. The administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is implementing insurance policies aimed toward long-term {economic} restoration and sustainable prosperity for all Nigerians,” he added.
He additionally referred to as on related authorities and stakeholders to make sure that future empowerment initiatives are performed in a peaceable and safe atmosphere that permits beneficiaries to completely entry the assist supposed for them.