The National Youth Service Corp, NYSC is witnessing an explosion in the number of participants in the compulsory one year service to it’s fatherland.
In her address Friday on the occasion of the swearing – in ceremony of Batch “A”, Stream II Corps members at the NYSC Abia Permanent Orientation Camp, Umunna in Bender LGA, the State Coordinator, Mrs. Dick Iruenabere Ufuoma said, “it is pertinent to note that the scheme has in recent time been witnessing an explosion in the number of participants in the compulsory one year service to our fatherland.
“This is not unconnected with the increased number of corps producing institutions in the country and beyond. The NYSC management is however, not relenting in her efforts to tackle the challenges posed by this development.
“It is our belief that all our stakeholders and indeed lovers of our nation will continue to give the needed support for us to succeed in the development of our youth for the purpose of building a stable, virile and peaceful Nigeria”.
She assured the corps members, “it is imperative for you to note that NYSC Abia State under our watch will continue to initiate and execute programmes aimed at achieving the overall goal of the scheme. I want to remind the new Corps Members that the nation has high expectations of them. I encourage them to make the most of their time in Abia, learn from the host community, and contribute to the development of the state”.
In his address, the Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, represented by the state Commissioner Ministry of youth Development, and Chairman, NYSC State Governing Board, Barr. Charles Esonu assured the corpers, “In Abia state, the government will continue to do its part to give you the needed support and enabling environment for you to excel by consciously taking every measure to ensure that your life and properties including that of other citizens are protected against all forms of molestation and abuse”.
“Moreover, I wish to call upon you to do your utmost best to learn one or two skills during the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development, SAED lecture series among other life enhancing programmes lined up for you as they will surely impact on you positively.
“I address you today being my last to a set of Corps Members during their swearing in program and as the Chief Executive of the State, I want to implore you to cultivate a positive attitude to this three weeks orientation course exercise because it will either make your service year rewarding or not, the way you take it will definitely have a big role to play in shaping your future.
“I appeal to you to do away with all those pre-conceived negative and bad notions you have about Abia state and its people before now and have a healthy attitude to work and play and let your heart be open to positive changes and innovations, use this one in a life time opportunity and the period of your service year to make friends across geo-political zones for your future, Nigeria needs people like you to show that togetherness and oneness is a virtue.
“Do not follow the people whose stock in trade is to cause disaffection across ethnic and religious divides thereby tarnishing the image of Nigeria in the commity of nations”, he further charged them.
The corps members were sworn in by the Chief Judge of Abia State Honourable Justice Lilian Abai, who was represented by Honourable Justice Chidozie Nwakama
