By Samuel Ofori Boateng
Ejura (Ash), Oct. 13, GNA – Barima Osei Hwedie II, the Ejurahene (Chief), has called for concerted efforts by all stakeholders to halt the rising cases of drug abuse among the youth in the country.
He said the current spate of drug addiction among the youth was killing the Ghana’s future and there was the need for urgent intervention.
Speaking at the climax of the 2025 Ejura Sekyerene Festival (Yam festival), Barima Osei Hwedie also appealed to the youth to shun the use of harmful drugs and other social vices that could get in trouble.
“The current national difficulties being faced are partly due to the gradual surge in societal indiscipline, especially among the youth. Drug abuse leads to deterioration of physical and mental health, increase in crime rates, social unrest, and destruction of lives and properties,” he stated.
Barimah Osei Hwedie, called for a collective and holistic approach by all stakeholders to deal with the canker that tended to mar peace and development of Ejura and Ghana as a whole.
He called on the people to maintain cleanliness in their communities to prevent diseases.
Odeneho Okyere Kusi Ntrama II, the Paramount Chief of Esumenya Traditional Council, expressed worry over how some energetic youths were dying at the hands of illicit drugs.
He emphasised the need for stakeholders to come together to address the issue, which was threatening the nation’s development and security.
GNA
Edited by Kwabia Owusu-Mensah/ Christabel Addo