The Kano State co-ordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC),
Alhaji Bashir Yakassai, announced that 800 out of the 2,129 posted to
the state for this year’s National Youth Service programme were
redeployed to other states following the recent attacks from sects.
Speaking at the passing out parade of Batch ‘C’ of the corps members, Yakassai
said that no corps members would be posted to banks or companies they
perceive to be lucrative, instead, they would be posted to rural areas
where their services are mostly required, especially in agriculture,
health care and education sectors, while the married corps members would
serve in the state capital.
“As
at today, about 700 corps members have been redeployed out of 2,129
posted to the state. The doors are still open to whoever wishes to be
redeployed for one reason or the other, in accordance with the NYSC
guidelines,” he said.
Some
corps members at the event allegedly said though they would love to
serve in Kano State but the insecurity in the state has left them with
no option than to seek redeployment.
Also
concerned about the security situation for the corps members, the Kwara
State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, Tuesday charged traditional
rulers and security agencies in the state to protect the lives and
property of corps members serving in Kwara.
He
said the government had concrete measures in place to provide the
members with security in all parts of the state. He assured the corps
members that his administration would create the enabling environment
for them to apply the skills and expertise acquired during the
orientation exercise.
Earlier,
the state Coordinator of the NYSC, Ngozi Ezekwe, advised the corps
members to be security conscious, asking them to avoid travelling
without permission, dressing decently and not to live or move alone.
Ezekwe
said that the management of the NYSC had resolved to reinvigorate the
Community Development Service (CDS) programme and charged the corps
members to get involved in more creative, challenging and concrete
development projects aimed at nation building in communities they would
be serving.
She
added: “Reflect on all you have been taught on skills acquisition and
work towards being employers of labour rather than being job seekers
right from now.”
In
the same vein, the Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Funmilayo
Olayinka, charged corps members in her state to work in tandem with the
main objective of the programme aimed at fostering national unity.
She
gave the charge at the closing ceremony of the Batch ‘C’ orientation
course held at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp at Ise/Orun/Emure
Ekiti.
The
deputy governor further pointed out that in addition to the NYSC scheme
as being a veritable tool to achieving the quest for national unity,
government at all levels has since viewed the programme as a proper
avenue for building the moral of Nigerian youths by giving them the
opportunity to learn about the higher ideals of national achievements.
She
enjoined the corps members to use the skills they have acquired through
the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurial Trainings to improve their
financial status and become independent, as well impart this to their
host communities by teaching them to be self-reliant, thereby reducing
unemployment in the country.
Olayinka
also assured them of having a good time serving in the state, stating
that Ekiti is very peaceful and its people loving and friendly, provided
they (corps members) stayed away from societal vices.
Also,
the Chairman, NYSC State Governing Board and Commissioner for Youths
and Sports, Chief Folorunso Olabode, described the NYSC scheme as a
major programme that affords the youth the opportunity to express
themselves and to participate in the development of the nation.
The
Ekiti State NYSC Coordinator, Baba-Ahmed Nurudeen Tunde, disclosed that
2,248 corps members had successfully participated in the 2012 Batch ‘C’
orientation course and that the participants had exhibited a great
sense of maturity, discipline and great adaptability to camp life.
He
expressed satisfaction that the three-week orientation programme had
equipped the corps members mentally and physically, to enable them face
the challenges of the service year. He added that the practical
training in skills acquisition were additional advantages that will make
the service year more rewarding.
No comments:
Post a Comment