By Ezra Ukanwa

AS Nigerians celebrate the commencement of a new year, the Chairman, Global Youth Skills Acquisition and Poverty Eradication Organisation, (GYSAPEO), Dr. Emmanuel Chucks Ozegbe, has called on Nigerians to pray for the peace and national development of the country

Dr. Ozegbe, made the call in a statement personally signed by him, on Monday, in Abuja.

He also stressed that prayers must be directed to the success of President Bola Tinubu’s led administration.

“The task of repositioning Nigeria for greatness required the prayers and support of everyone irrespective of religious or ethnicity”, he said.

Ozegbe added that smallholder farmers have been cheated by politicians who disguise as farmers, adding that about 95 per cent of the products consumed in urban areas were produced in rural areas, adding that farmers should be given the necessary support to cultivate more crops.

He said the organisation would distribute seedlings to farmers in the next farming season, as part of its contribution to food security.

Dr. Ozegbe used the opportunity to restate the commitment of the Organization towards quality delivery towards reducing the suffering of widows and less privileged in the country.

He said that the Organization is already partnering with other relevant Organizations within and outside the country on the need to ensure accessible of government welfare to every segment of Nigerian.

The chairman also advised State and Local Governments to put in place policies and programmes that would assist their people wellbeing towards improving their living conditions.

He restated the commitment of the Organization towards complimenting the efforts of Government at all levels in ensuring quality welfare for widows and orphans in Nigerians.