Coalition Of Benue youths hail National Assembly over passage of Peace Corps Bill..

A coalition of various youth associations in Benue State has hailed the National Assembly over the passage of the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill.

The coalition also lauded the patriotic efforts of the sponsors of the Bill and the entire members of both chambers of the National Assembly in ensuring that the Bill saw the light of the day.

Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Friday, after visiting the National Commandant of the Nigerian Peace Corps, Amb (Dr.) Dickson Akoh, the group said the entire Benue Youths and Nigerians in general would ever remain grateful to the Senators and Members of House of Representatives, for living up to their expectations. The leader of the delegation and Special Assistant to Benue State Governor on Youths Mobilisations, Hon. Adah Anthony Adah (JP) said the passage of the Peace Corps Bill had greatly restored and justified the confidence reposed on the federal lawmakers by Nigerian youths.While calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently assent to the Bill as a way of fulfilling his campaign promise in job creation and youths empowerment, Adah also acknowledged the resilience of the National Commandant, Dickson Akoh, for not allowing his dream of 18 years to die. On his part, the Coordinator of Idoma Youth Coalition for Change (IYCC), Comrade Collins Agida said Benue youths were happy that the age long dream of Dickson Akoh did not end in futility.He said it rather manifested at a time of life, when he was still young and in good health.Other speakers at the media session, Comrade Fred Oketa, Ba.rr. Oche Ochugboju, Mr. Illiya Hassan and Mrs. Joy Alapa, expressed optimism that the Bill would address issues of unemployment, insecurity and other social vices.In his response, the National Commandant of Nigerian Peace Corps, Dr. Dickson Akoh said the passage of the Bill was the best thing that had happened to Nigerian Youths in recent times.According to him “the passage of the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill is not only being celebrated in Nigeria; the whole world is also celebrating it.”Dr. Akoh also disclosed that Nigeria is the second country to have passed a law for the establishment of the Peace Corps, after the United States of America passed an executive order that the American Peace Corps be established in 1961.