The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has urged Corps Members to serve as positive agents of development, bringing succour to their host communities.
General Ahmed gave this charge while addressing Corps Members at Anambra State Orientation Camp, Mbaukwu, and Ebonyi State Orientation Camp in Afikpo, South East Nigeria.
He urged them to study the needs of their host communities, seek support from the residents and initiate laudable projects that would improve the standards of living of their hosts.
The Director General also warned them against embarking on unauthorized night journeys but added that they should obtain permission from the NYSC and their employers if it becomes mandatory for them to travel.
“Avoid night travelling because of its dangers. Don’t board vehicles by the roadside and ensure you go to designated motor parks to board vehicles while travelling,” he said.
General Ahmed enjoined the Corps Members to make long-lasting friends and relationships during the service year, adding that they should strive to bond together and foster national unity and integration, the reason for which the NYSC was founded.
He encouraged them to use the service year to plan for a better future and avoid every form of social delinquency that could jeopardize their future.
While presenting the camp situation report to the Director General, the Anambra State Coordinator, Blessing Ekene Iruma stated that all the 1,011 Corps Members comprising 412 males and 599 females had voluntarily joined the various camp committees and were participating actively in the day-to-day running of the camp.
“All the Corps Members are well-behaved and have adapted to the regimented life in camp,” she said.
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