Following the ongoing reform surfacing in the length and breadth of the country, youth volunteers in Addis have become active in restoring peace and forestalling instability.
They are playing quite a role in terms of returning quite thereby taking the country to the helm of development and ensuring democracy, among others,” Tamirate Sisay, a volunteer in community-policing highlighted.
He told The Ethiopian Herald when it comes to maintaining tranquility, in the flash of an eye, the youth should take the lead in exposing criminals, who must face punitive justice wherever they may be. Youths do not have to be hesitant in tipping police after scouting for criminals. To achieve the intended target in a little while, the youth should give their all and work hand-in-glove with police, justice organs and pertinent bodies.
He went on to say likewise, they should roll up their sleeves with the purpose of standing up for human right, bolstering democracy, ensuring democratic governance and what not. In this way, restoring peace in every nook and cranny of the country will be as easy as falling off a log. In fact, youth volunteers have been getting themselves engaged in maintaining peace in their respective areas and thus our country is getting on the track.
We should attach significance to peace as it is the key for the whole thing under the sun. The government must also adopt the strategy of taking youths on board in ensuring tranquility for such an act has dual purpose—using them for the intended purposes and for checking they stay aloof from anti-peace activities.
Approached by The Ethiopian Herald Commander Sisay Wodajea for his part said, “As youth volunteers play a major role in restoring peace, they should work in collaboration with the city government, security workers aside from putting community policing in most areas of the capital. Furthermore, they should be provided with a wide spectrum of invaluable trainings pertaining to restoring security and instability.
In this fashion, we can warrant the peace, security and stability of the country within the shortest time possible. Furthermore, the training should as well concentrate on ordinary guards, civilian officers, among others so that we can take the country to the pinnacle of serenity.” A resident of Addis Ababa who wants to be unanimous said, “As the youth are the main actors in restoring peace all over the country, they should be provided with various invaluable trainings on various techniques of restoring peace and tranquility all over the country.
Above and beyond, awareness raising campaign should be given to youngsters in creating transparency, accountability and responsiveness for the most part in the national development processes of the country. Likewise, the youth should become skilled on a wide-array of conflict resolution mechanisms.
During the period Ethiopia was under the control of the unreformed ones, Ethiopia’s youth had actively participated in toppling the system. They spared no effort to bring our country back in a short time. At the present time, if all the youths work in concert with police and pertinent bodies they can take Ethiopia to a new chapter of success with no trouble.
The Ethiopian Herald, January 13/2019
BY MUSSA MUHAMMED
