 Here in Lagos State the government is currently building a large capacity rehabilitation centre. The project is to address issues of increasing victims of drug abuse in the state. Special advisers to the government on sustainable development goals and investments shall I quit Hammond? Disclosedest on Monday, it was at a press conference to unveil the official launch of a platform tagged Lagos SDGs Youth Alliance. The platform is designed to engage youth in productive ventures. First of the Africa's Government House correspondents love Ikuku Oyedokun reports. As a government, we recognise the value of collaboration and engagement. The use of psychoactive substances among young people in Nigeria is assuming a worrisome dimension. Coses have been traced to peer pressure and the desire to exploit. This press conference by the Lagos State Government is to discuss ways to mitigate these causes and the harmful effects. Special advice is to the governor on sustainable development goals and investment. Sholakwe Hammond leaks a conference. She introduces a plan for the largest rehabilitation centres in Africa. Perhaps the Lagos State SDGs Youth Alliance is a platform to the rescue. This is something that the state takes very seriously. The Ministry of Youth and Social Development has developed a handbook that we are all working to implement. There will be a lot of interventions around drug abuse. We are building one of the largest drug rehabilitation centres in Africa currently as we speak. Youths are supposed to be changed agents but many of them have been destroyed by drug abuse, rendering them unproductive. But the Lagos State Government is all out to bring these menace to its knees. Certainly we are starting a new journey and shaping an exciting future by enabling young people to immerse in a social reality and responsibility that will help unleash a new tribe of citizens that are committed to common good. Ladies and gentlemen, we are poised to make this movement a special purpose vehicle that will drive a society of resourceful youth whose potentials are yet to be harnessed to drive the greater Lagos ambition by channeling the energy, education, intellect and resourcefulness towards positive engagement for a better future. Now, having a substantive engagement with young women and men, no doubt will improve the efforts of the Lagos State Government to establish positive influence on the society. From the Bucalto Press Centre, Ikeju Lagos, love Ikuku Uye Dukun. Reporting for PLAS TV.