Sunday 21st July, 2019
By Samuel Dodoo, GNA
Accra, July 21, GNA – Zongo Against Drug (ZAD), a civic pressure group,
has been formed at Sabon Zongo in the Ablekuma Central Municipality to check
misuse of drugs by the youth in the area.
It also aims at championing the cause of
sensitising the youth about the dangers of drugs, its side effects and helping
them to abstain from it.
Mr Abdul Rahim Salifu Ango, Chairman of the
group and a Clinical Psychologist at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, told the
Ghana News Agency that the group would create awareness among the Moslem youth
in Accra on the need to avoid negative practices in society and uphold high
moral principles.
ZAD, he said, is a non-partisan group, whose
membership cuts across the political divide, adding that, it comprises opinion
leaders of the community and some chiefs.
He said it seeks to stimulate action among
policy makers and the public to recognise and take pragmatic measures to
discourage the youth on the need to avoid deviant and immoral acts.
Mr Salifu Ango said Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) tools presented more opportunities for the Moslem youth and
there is the need to prepare themselves to play meaningful roles in the
country.
He said ZAD intends to work in partnership
with private and public sector institutions as well as international
Non-Governmental Organisations committed to the same goals.
He expressed the hope that the media would
continue to play its critical role of informing and educating the public about
the concerns of ZAD.
He said community engagements and press
releases would be the main vehicle for pursuing the goals of ZAD.
GNA
