As the 2023 general election in Nigeria approaches, stakeholders have expressed readiness to redefine the leadership of the country.
Consequently, Silec Initiatives, a not-for-profit organization in the fight against drug addiction and abuse in Nigeria have signed a memorandum of understanding, (MOU) with Messanic Word Ministries (worldwide) in Lagos.
According to the President, Silec Initiatives, Amb. Sunny Irakpo, the aim of the partnership is to foster cooperation in the campaign on Vote Without Drugs Project and support the citizenship Diplomacy Leadership Exchange Program in United States of America.
“At this juncture, it gives me great pleasure to inform you that Silec Initiatives have signed a five year bilateral collaboration with WorldChicago to help build leadership capacity and skills relevant to Nigeria in the 21st century.
“The first batch of the programme kicked off last October 2022. The founder and president of Silec Initiatives led a delegation to Chicago Illinois for the maiden training.
Over the years politicians in Nigeria have caused more harm than good to the system especially using the youths to foment troubles thereby destabilizing the electioneering process by buying drugs and substances to alter the natural process of reasoning for young people who suppose to be the custodian of their future. These minds alteration drugs and substances are chemical substances that allow the youths to be used as political thugs and other criminal activities with intention to scuttle elections in Nigeria.
Irakpo called on the youths to desist from being used to truncate the country’s democracy . He strongly advised the youths to stay away from any form of minds altering drugs and substances noting that they the youth need to be in the right frame of minds to cast their ballots for a leader that has the capacity to fix the numerous challenges confronting the Nigerian people.
SILEC further enjoined all politicians to play by the rules of the game as it is no longer business as usual.
Irakpo also called on all Nigerians to come out en mass to vote for the right candidate in the February and March elections, while appealing to churches to talk more on the issues of drugs as most critical to help savage the lives of promising Nigerian youths. President Silec Initiatives, however encouraged other churches to emulate the gesture of the General Overseer of the Messanic Word Ministries (worldwide) Prophet Joseph Odimegwu who has thrown his weight behind Silec Initiatives in ensuring that the dreams of a better Nigeria is realized.
