Ogun govt charges youths to embrace dialogue over disruption, shun election violence

The Ogun State Government has charged youths successful the authorities to instrumentality work for bid and bid arsenic the 2027 predetermination rhythm approaches, saying dialog remains much productive than disruption.

The Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Tokunbo Talabi, gave the complaint on Thursday, astatine the 2026 International Youth Day themed “Different Contexts, Common Aspirations”, organised by the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Ogun State chapter.

Speaking astatine the lawsuit held successful Abeokuta, Talabi commended the existent authorities enactment of the NYCN for demonstrating maturity and uncommon enactment qualities, expressing assurance that youths would instrumentality complaint and debar governmental bigotry during the elections.

The SSG noted that youths are often targeted and made impressionable during predetermination periods, stressing that the authorities was truthful incorporating them into efforts to support instrumentality and bid to forestall violence.

“As they say, physique the youth, physique the nation. All that we are trying to bash is to physique the youths. To marque definite that...