Arewa council vows to champion crime reduction

By John Oba

Abuja

Arewa Students and Youth Council of Nigeria (ASYCN) have vowed to champion crime reduction fight in the country, stressing that the indivisibility of the country remained its priority.
Its President, Mr. Awal Muhammad, made the vow yesterday while giving an award of excellence to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) De-mes Property Limited, Mr. Christopher Emefiele, yesterday in Abuja
The award was tagged “Sir Ahmadu Bello Platinum Leadership Award” as a grand commander of Northern youth.
He said the union was poised to ensure the country remained united, adding that it was willing to join the security agencies to reduce crime in the society and the northern Nigeria in particular.
He said the recipient of the award had shown commitment to the project Nigeria; hence, the ASYCN deemed it fit to honour him because of his patriotism pan Nigerians.
According to him, the award is due to Emefiele’s outstanding contribution towards nation building and we have done our investigation about him and his contributions to the country,.
“We usually make thorough investigation before we give out award and we do not just give to every Tom, Dick and harry,” he said.
Emefeile expressed happiness in the award, stressing that the unity of the country remained non negotiable, and the era of discrimination among ‘ourselves” should be over.
“I believe in one Nigeria, the menace our leaders brought to this country will be corrected by the youth and it is the youth that will chart a new course for the development of this country,” he said.
He said Nigeria remained the envy of all because of its size, adding that a lot of economy values abound in the country.

 

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