The lawmaker representing Osun East Senatorial District, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, has urged the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company to not take the drug struggle to the leisure trade.

Fadahunsi advised The PUNCH that leisure was the one viable sector in Nigeria that had been a supply of inspiration to the youth which had saved them busy amidst the miserable economic system.

Whereas lamenting that the youth weren’t prepared to do something productive, Fadahunsi mentioned the federal government should proceed to allow them to drive the economic system via what that they had chosen.

The senator mentioned, “The elite should encourage the youth to return to farms to allow them to begin someplace. Many youths already mismanaged the COVID-19 stimulus bundle shared as a result of they thought it was free cash. We don’t need our youths to embrace banditry and kidnappings as a result of it’s not a ‘booming’ enterprise for these in it.

“The one space that youths are doing nicely is within the leisure trade. That’s why I’m pleading with the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company to not go to their aspect. Nollywood and the leisure trade usually is the most important recruiter of labour in the meanwhile. If the NDLEA places fireplace to the trade, the youth will revolt and it is going to be too harmful for our nation. Many individuals will run away as a result of we’ve tens of millions of youths within the leisure trade.”

He additionally famous that many kids from poor houses couldn’t gainfully safe employment as a result of jobs have been usually circulated among the many elite.

“A few of them are even becoming a member of cultism and thuggery. I wished to take away most of the youths from the highway however sadly, that they had no certificates. That’s how unhealthy the state of affairs is usually,” he added.

He pleaded with banks to present loans to youths who have been concerned about investing in agriculture as it might additionally assist curb the extent and price of banditry and different types of crimes.

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