Kwara State Governor, North Central Nigeria, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has enjoined the newly sworn in Corps Members posted to the state to be more intentional in contributing their quotas to the quest of national development.
Governor Abdulrazaq made the call while speaking through his Senior Special Adviser and Counsellor, Alhaji Sa’adu Salahu at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Yikpata in Edu Local Government Area of the state.
He urged them to take clue from their predecessors who geared their national service towards active participation in nation building through their various Community Development Service.
The governor also assured the top-notch welfare and security of the Corps Members.
He affirmed that Kwara state is popular for peace and further stressed that the state of harmony has the highest number of inter-tribes marriages in the country.
Abdulrazaq however, warned them not to dogmatically get involved in local politics or disrespect the cultural values of their host communities.
Earlier, the State Coordinator NYSC, Mr. Onifade Olaoluwa reiterated the level of preparedness of the scheme to have the successful orientation exercise.
He disclosed that the whole Camp has been fumigated immediately after the 2023 stream 1 orientation course to create habitable environment for the new stream.
Olaoluwa also disclosed that casual hands are engaged for proper cleaning and maintenance of exquisite hygiene in the Corps Members hostels’ conveniences.
The State NYSC Boss explained that services of veterinarians and other personnel were also engaged to screen consumables and corps members are also cohort in supervision of the processes of all the meals on camp.
The state coordinator further said the Camp is highly regimented and warned that no act of indiscipline would be condoled.
He added that some activities, such as Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development training, lectures, drills, man’o’ war physical exercise, games and sports, amongst others had been put in place for corps members to participate.
Olaoluwa, however urged them to disclose their health status in order to be better served by the medical team on camp, adding that their medical wellbeing is more important to the scheme.
Present at the occasion were the chairman, NYSC State Governing Board, Kwara State Commissioner for Youth Development, Usman Yunusa Lade, and the Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Abiodun Adebara who was represented by Justice Hannah Ajayi.
Others are Senior Assistant to the Governor on Religion, Islamic Matters, Alhaji Ibrahim Dan magoro, the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Youth Development, Alhaji Abdulrazaq Babatunde Alabere, amongst others.
