20/03/2026
On Delta Government Approving N34 Billion to Build Police Divisional Centres Across 25 LGAs: Another Misplaced Priority Like the Billions Spent on Luxuries for Traditional Rulers
~ Comr. Preye V. Tambou, National President, Society for the Welfare of Unemployed Youths of Nigeria (SWUYN)
20th March, 2026
To the Government of Delta State, philanthropists, and all organizations involved building or renovating stations, let it be clearly stated: I do not oppose investments in security infrastructure. However, I strongly reject a system that continues to treat the symptoms of crime while deliberately ignoring its root causes. You cannot police away poverty. You cannot arrest your way out of unemployment. You cannot build stations to silence the consequences of neglect.
Crime in our communities is not accidental. It is the direct outcome of joblessness, underemployment, lack of access to capital, and the absence of functional industries. In a State where more young people survive on keke, okada, and POS operations than are engaged in meaningful employment or enterprise, what exactly do you expect? More police stations will not solve this. Opportunities will.
N34 billion is not a small sum. That amount could transform rural economies, empower thousands of young entrepreneurs, revive local industries, improve agriculture, and create sustainable livelihoods across the 25 LGAs but, we are once again witnessing a pattern of misplaced priorities, where resources are channeled into structures that manage crisis rather than investments that prevent it.
As National President representing unemployed youths, I must speak plainly: the continuous neglect of youth development is dangerous. When young people are left without direction, support, or opportunity, insecurity becomes inevitable. Development is the best form of security.
It is also troubling that in the same environment where youths struggle daily for survival, billions are spent on non-essential luxuries for traditional rulers while genuine empowerment remains out of reach. This disconnect between governance and reality is unacceptable.
I am deeply disappointed in the current state of youth affairs under the leadership of Sheriff Oborevwori. The rising levels of unemployment and underemployment demand urgent, practical, and measurable action, not announcements or optics.
To all stakeholders involved, this is a direct call: Go beyond building structures - build people. Shift from controlling crime to preventing it. Invest in industries, jobs, enterprise, skills, and access to capital.
Delta State does not just need more police stations, it needs economic justice, inclusive development, and leadership that understands that the true security of any society lies in the prosperity of its people.
