The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has inaugurated the Christ Against Drug Abuse Ministry (CADAM) rehabilitation centre of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) at Araga-Epe in Lagos.
CADAM is a rehabilitation centre created by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) to give hope to victims of drug abuse and to help in restoring their lives back.
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Speaking at the Inauguration on Tuesday the 3rd of October, Governor Ambode advised parents and guardians to be observant of signs that reveal traits of drug addiction in their children so as to tackle it early.
The Governor mentioned that drug abuse was harmful to its victims and threatens the peace of the society. He added that it easy to lure drug abuse victims into crime and this will negatively affect the society.
He said: “Let me use this opportunity to implore parents, guardians and caregivers to be vigilant in order to detect early signs of drug addiction in their children and seek help from appropriate quarters before it gets complicated.”
He added: “On our part as a government, we shall continue to take preventive measures through public campaign programmes, especially among our youths so that they are adequately informed of the dangers of drug abuse.”
Ambode appreciated the General Overseer of RCCG Worldwide, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, and his wife, for joining the government in the fight against drug abuse. He assured that the state government would give support to the initiative so the goals can be achieved.
Ambode added: “CADAM has, on its own, with its own resources, picked up, fed, sheltered, treated and rehabilitated many people who have been addicted to drugs, and given them a new life.”
He said: “I am optimistic that many lives that had been compromised as a result of drug addiction will be redeemed, stabilised and given a new hope for a better and meaningful future. ”
Pastor Mrs Folu Adeboye, who represented her husband at the Inauguration, said that the CADAM initiative was founded in 1991 by Pastor Ezekiel Odeyemi, a Special Assistant to the General Overseer of RCCG.
She mentioned that the initiative started as a department in the RCCG to visit homes of victims struggling with addiction and hospitals to pray and minister to their physical needs.
She mentioned that in 1996 the name of the initiative was changed so it could spread and remove the stigma connected to addiction victims and their families.
She added: “Since inception, the centre has assisted more than 2, 000 beneficiaries, most of whom have become professionals and well-to-do persons in the society.”
She said: “Over N200 million has been spent so far to put up the facilities. The centre will soon commence full implementation of educational and skill acquisition programmes for empowerment.”
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