Youth losing touch with culture, a looming disaster – Gov. Gaidam

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Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe on Sunday lamented the speed at which youth in the country were losing touch with their culture and tradition.

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•Unemployed youths queue up for NDE programme.

Speaking on Sunday in Machina, Yobe, during the annual Machina Cultural Festivals, the governor said the development was a looming disaster that should call for concern.

He stressed the need for urgent steps to be taken to redress the ugly trend, adding that preservation of culture and traditions were key elements for the development of any society.

He recommended the checking of the influx of foreign culture and tradition, which he observed was the main cause of the present situation.

In his remarks, the Emir of Machina, Alhaji Bashir Machinama, commended Gaidam for addressing the problems of his emirate, just as he conferred on the governor, the traditional title of ‘Shettima Fatihuma’.

He said the prestigious title could be conferred only on personalities who distinguished themselves in…



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