News (Media Awareness Project) - New Guinea: Youths End Drug Abuse |
| Title: | New Guinea: Youths End Drug Abuse |
| Published On: | 2007-10-29 |
| Source: | National, The (New Guinea) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-11 19:47:17 |
YOUTHS END DRUG ABUSE
YOUTHS in Gohi village in the Selau district in North Bougainville
destroyed a cache of marijuana with a street value of K10,000 at a
ceremony to signify the end of drug abuse.
The youths also signed a memorandum of understanding with their elders.
The ceremony was witnessed by the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Government (ABG) Vice-President John Tabinaman, Selau-Suir MP Joseph
Watawi along with members of the police force and other distinguished guests.
Gohi village Chief Mathew Koyowa said the decision was made by the
youths themselves.
Mr Koyowa also said the youths wanted to reconcile with God, their
families, and the community as a whole and called on the ABG to
provide more funding in the fight against drugs.
"This is a very unusual thing in which everybody must take pride in
it," Mr Tabinaman said.
He reminded the youths that they were the backbone of the country
and the future was to be made or broken by them.
"We have the youths in our heart," he said.
He also told them that they had an obligation as responsible
citizens of Bougainville and to make it a better place.
Mr Watawi said he was pleased with the stance the youths had taken
in destroying the drugs.
He urged the Gohi community to make other Bougainville communities
aware of the initiative they had taken to destroy the drugs.
He added that he would make sure funding was secured for their
proposal for a new multi-purpose sports field and more emphasis on
their campaign against drugs.
Spokesperson for the police representatives Constable Leslie Meten
said that these were the fruits of the police drug awareness programmes.
He said much credit must be given to the youths of Gohi for their
brave decision.
Mr Meten said the support of the community would help stop drug
trafficking in Bougainville.
Reformed leader of the Gohi drug users Douglas Mitsira said that
realisation of the dangers of drug abuse, respect for their families
and God was what made them stop.
Mitsira asked the ABG to help them in their fight against drugs.
YOUTHS in Gohi village in the Selau district in North Bougainville
destroyed a cache of marijuana with a street value of K10,000 at a
ceremony to signify the end of drug abuse.
The youths also signed a memorandum of understanding with their elders.
The ceremony was witnessed by the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Government (ABG) Vice-President John Tabinaman, Selau-Suir MP Joseph
Watawi along with members of the police force and other distinguished guests.
Gohi village Chief Mathew Koyowa said the decision was made by the
youths themselves.
Mr Koyowa also said the youths wanted to reconcile with God, their
families, and the community as a whole and called on the ABG to
provide more funding in the fight against drugs.
"This is a very unusual thing in which everybody must take pride in
it," Mr Tabinaman said.
He reminded the youths that they were the backbone of the country
and the future was to be made or broken by them.
"We have the youths in our heart," he said.
He also told them that they had an obligation as responsible
citizens of Bougainville and to make it a better place.
Mr Watawi said he was pleased with the stance the youths had taken
in destroying the drugs.
He urged the Gohi community to make other Bougainville communities
aware of the initiative they had taken to destroy the drugs.
He added that he would make sure funding was secured for their
proposal for a new multi-purpose sports field and more emphasis on
their campaign against drugs.
Spokesperson for the police representatives Constable Leslie Meten
said that these were the fruits of the police drug awareness programmes.
He said much credit must be given to the youths of Gohi for their
brave decision.
Mr Meten said the support of the community would help stop drug
trafficking in Bougainville.
Reformed leader of the Gohi drug users Douglas Mitsira said that
realisation of the dangers of drug abuse, respect for their families
and God was what made them stop.
Mitsira asked the ABG to help them in their fight against drugs.
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