The newly inaugurated Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, Brain Gokpa has stated that security and youth empowerment will be topmost priority during his administration.

Gokpa stated this on Friday, June 21, 2024 via a press release by his press secretary, Udeme Obot, which was made available to newsmen shortly after he inaugurated other members of the Caretaker Committee.

The Eleme CTC Chairman, who is a former Youth Leader and Chairman, Security Committee in Eleme LGA, pledged to prioritize youth empowerment, stressing that previous administrations failed in that trajectory and it was therefore expedient to implement policy plans that will assuage the vacuum.

To match words with action, he appointed Apollos Orr as President, Ebubu Youth Council urging him to key into the empowerment objective of his administration through collaboration.

You would recall that Chief Gokpa upon his assumption of office has within the first 48 hours dissolved some community youth councils and appointed new leadership for these councils, appointed his press secretary, executive assistant and Secretary to the local government council.

These actions, according to some pundits, are indicators of the required political will needed to navigate through the prevailing political hurdles in the State.