By Correspondent in Kabba.
The Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC),Brig. Gen. Muhammad Fadah, has urged. corps members to inculcate the strong desire to be self reliance and employers of labour, especially now that white-collar jobs are no more readily available in the country.
The NYSC boss gave the advice at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2022 Batch ‘B’ Stream Il youth corps members posted to Kogi at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Asaya, Kabba Local Government Area.
“As you are now in camp, I encourage you to avail yourselves of the opportunities for self employment offered to you through the Skills Acquisition and Enterprenuerial Development (SAED) Programme.
“You’re expected to choose from any of the sill areas and make yourselves available for the training, ” he further advised.
Fadah, represented by by the NYSC Coordinator in Kogi, Mofoluwasho Williams, called on the Corp members to maintain high level of discipline and enthusiasm by complying with the camp rules and regulations.
The General called for strong support for the establishment of NYSC Trust Fund to empower corps members become self reliant and employers of labour, stressing that the establishment of such Trust fund remained key to the attainment of self reliance by corps members and be out of saturated employment market
“Already, the NYSC Trust fund has reached an advanced stage of legislation.”
“This trust fund, when established, will help the smooth operations of the NYSC Scheme especially in addressing the challenges of infrastructure and providing start-up capital for corps members,” he noted
On indiscipline, the NYSC Director General called on the Corp members to continue to distance themselves from cultism, drugs abuse and other social vices and strive to contribute their quota to nation building to be counted as patriots.
The DG cautioned the corpers to eschew using social media to spread fake news, fuel hatred through hate speeches and other negative purposes but such medium of communication to promote national unity and development.
He reminded the Corps members that “One of the objectives of NYSC is promotion of national unity and integration, hence, your deployment away from your States of origin and your assemblage here from diverse ethnic, religious and socio-economic backgrounds.”
“This policy will not only offer you the opportunity for a broader understanding of the country, but also entrench the culture of working together in an atmosphere filled with friendship, peace, harmony, and a shared vision of a great and prosperous Nigeria.”
General Fadah also called on them to be security conscious at all times and report any suspicious character or activities around them to the appropriate quarters for prompt action.
Our Correspondent reports that 1,200 corps members posted to Kogi were led by Justice Esther Haruna in taking their oaths at the colourful swearing in ceremony.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
