Senate Committee on Youth Campaigns For Discipline Among Young Nigerians
Moses Nwite, Abakaliki
The Chairman Senate Committee on Youth and Sports, Senator Adaramodu Adeyemi has called on all Nigerian youths who are aspiring for greatness to instill self-discipline in themselves as it is the only yardstick to excel.
Adaramodu disclosed this during his visit to NYSC permanent Orientation Camp in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State Southeast Nigeria.
Self discipline
The Senate Committee Chairman advised the Corps members that it is only self-discipline and divine connection that can take them to a greater future.
“You are the leaders of tomorrow and that tomorrow starts now,” he said.
NYSC Trust Fund
Adaramodu assures NYSC that the trust fund will kick off as soon as possible.
“Today in the Senate, if not because of little disruptions, the trust fund would have commenced but in this your own time, the trust fund will soon kick off in few months to come,”he stated.
This NYSC trust fund will enable the State Coordinator to cater for the welfare of Corps members.
Rather, the trust fund will make it easier to access fund even without Accountant General.
Address some of the challenges
The NYSC State Coordinator, Mrs Foluke Oladeinde expressed happiness on the coming of the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Youth as she believes that his coming would address some of the challenges in the camp.
Mrs Oladeinde said the Scheme has been able to ensure that the welfare and wellbeing of corps members were always prioritised at all times.
“All deployments are done according to the rules of the scheme, even married women are posted to the place near to their husbands’ abode.”
There were excitements and jubilations among the NYSC Management and corps members when the Senate Committee Chairman announced the hope of trust fund in few months to come.
Lateefah Ibrahim