Orluzurumee Targets Youth Empowerment to Curb Insecurity
The President General of Orluzurumee and former lawmaker for Nkwerre Constituency in the Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Ugochukwu Nzekwe, has stated that his administration is prioritizing youth empowerment as a sustainable means of addressing crime and insecurity in Orlu Zone.
Speaking when he received leaders of the Orluzurumee Youth Assembly (OYA) in his office at Akwakuma, Owerri North LGA, on Friday, Nzekwe attributed the rising insecurity in the area to poverty, marginalization, and neglect.
He maintained that the organization’s leadership is determined to change the narrative by empowering youths through education, skills acquisition, and entrepreneurship.
In his words, “Orluzurumee is seriously focusing on empowering the youths of Orlu Zone by engaging them in meaningful activities and vocations such as artisanship, technology, trading, and tailoring. This will not only reduce crime and violence but also promote peace and development.”
The President General called on political office holders, appointees, and wealthy individuals from Orlu Zone to support youth-oriented initiatives, stressing that economic empowerment remains the most effective tool against insecurity.
“When our youths are meaningfully engaged, they will have no reason to take to crime. Empowering them will guarantee lasting peace and prosperity in our communities,” he added.
Nzekwe also charged the OYA leadership to remain focused on promoting the interests of Orlu youths, describing them as vital to peace-building, unity, and community development.
He dispelled rumors of division within Orluzurumee, insisting that the organization remains one strong, united body.
In her remarks, the Woman Leader of Orluzurumee and former lawmaker, Hon. Mrs. Ngozi Obiefule, congratulated the new OYA executives for conducting a peaceful and transparent election.
She, alongside Cos-Ukwuoma Nnamdi, Dr. Chris Ekwueme, Chief Maduwuike Emmanuel, and Comr. Emejuru Thaddeus, erstwhile OYA President, urged the youth body to extend the message of Orluzurumee to the grassroots across the 12 Local Government Areas of the zone.
Responding, the OYA President, Prince Izunna Obiefule, and Secretary General, Nze Dim Chibuike, expressed gratitude for the warm reception and pledged not to disappoint the organization and the people of Orlu Zone.
“We are determined to make the youths of Orlu proud. We appeal to our fellow young people to shun crime, embrace hard work, excellence, and godliness for a better future,” Obiefule said.
