Northeast college students debate solutions to insurgency

Yola – students of tertiary institutions in Adamawa have commenced debate on finding lasting answers to insurgency and challenges posed by way of displaced men and women within the North East.

the debate involved college students of Moddibo Adama university of technology, Yola; Adamawa state university, Mubi; and Federal Polytechnic, Mubi. The occasion is organised by Centre for information technology and development (CITAD) with the support of North East regional Initiative (NERI), an NGO.

speaking at the maiden debate rite on Saturday in Yola, the govt Director of CITAD, Mr Yunus Zakari, said the debate was organised to provide the youths a platform to speak about and proffer answers to the insurgency crisis within the vicinity. “As college students in the North East, you have experienced the problem, the trouble and dislocation because of the insurgents. “you're closer to the theatre of conflict, so we feel it’s crucial you talk; let’s listen in your conversations.” Zakari said comparable discussion would be organised for college students in Borno and Yobe states, adding that there may be plan to increase it to students in neigbouring countries of Chad, Cameroon and Niger. He said the presentations and recommendations by the scholars might be made available to applicable stakeholders, which includes policy makers. The Adamawa Programme manager of NERI, Mr Machill Maxwell, said NERI has been supporting diverse forms of interventions in regions ravaged by insurgency and such effective mobilisation of the youths became certainly one of such aid. “this is one among our tender activities where humans are recommended to sit down together and speak; provide you with thoughts and how solutions may be observed for crisis that bedeviled the North East. “we've got to start now. we have a long way to move and we want your complete commitment and presence for you to get the end result that we expect,” Maxwell said. NAN additionally reports that subjects discussed on the debate included: “What should youths do to contribute to ending insurgency inside the North East; “How can young people be received far from getting recruited into insurgency; “The North East of the future: A vision of the teens; “What must authorities do to make the counter insurgency greater effective; and “How can college students of tertiary establishments make contributions to addressing the hassle of Internally Displaced persons”.