The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has urged Corps Members to embrace patriotism by accepting their postings in good faith and settling down in their places of primary assignment to offer selfless service to the nation.
He made this call while addressing the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream Two Corps Members at the NYSC Lagos State Orientation Camp, Iyana-Ipaja in South west Nigeria.
The NYSC helmsman encouraged the Corps Members to respect and learn the cultures and traditions of their host communities, noting that every part of Nigeria is richly blessed with diverse cultural values.
Brigadier General Nafiu warned against misconduct, stressing that any Corps Member who violates the NYSC bye-laws or the Nigerian Constitution would face appropriate sanctions.
“As you have obeyed the clarion call, I urge you as Nigerian youths to believe in this country and lift this nation high. We expect you to be patriotic citizens of this nation because Nigeria belongs to all of us.
“Wherever you are posted to, try to be diligent at your duty post. Don’t travel at night, and don’t travel without authorization,” he added.
Camp committees
In her briefing to the Director General, the NYSC Lagos State Coordinator, Mrs Christianah Salmwang, stated that Corps Members had been fully integrated into various camp committees and were performing their responsibilities excellently.
She reported that a total of 3,212 Corps Members were registered at the Lagos camp, comprising 1,250 males and 1,960 females.
She further disclosed that 465 males and 651 females were dislodged to Kwara Camp; 502 males and 723 females to Ekiti; 291 males and 400 females to Ondo; while 722 males and 921 females were dislodged to Osun Camp, bringing the total number of Corps Members deployed to Lagos State to 7,887.
Lateefah Ibrahim