The Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq CON, has charged the newly sworn-in members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) to serve the country with patriotism, discipline, and integrity.
Governor AbdulRazaq stated this during the swearing-in ceremony of the Batch ‘A’, Stream I Youths Corps members, at the Temporary NYSC Camp, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, where the Chief Judge, Justice Abiodun Adebara administered the “NYSC Oath of Allegiance” to the corps members.
The Governor, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi welcomed the corps members to the State of Harmony and urged them to make the service year meaningful by investing in themselves, acquiring relevant skills, and upholding the core values of the NYSC scheme.
He assured the corps members that the Kwara State Government remains fully committed to providing an enabling environment for them to serve effectively, while also assuring them that the security of lives and properties in the State remains a top priority for the government.
”You must also recognize that security is a collective responsibility, I advise you to remain security-conscious at all times,” the Governor concluded.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Youth Development, who also doubles as the Chairman Kwara State NYSC Governing Board, Amb. Ndanusa Usman Shehu, expressed gratitude to the Governor for his unwavering support to the NYSC scheme in Kwara State and admonished the Corps members to maximize their talents and innovative ideas in their places of primary assignments.
Speaking further, he commended the camp officials for their hard work and selfless sacrifice at ensuring the safety of the corps members, while also advising them to serve diligently and selflessly.
In his address, the State Coordinator for the NYSC, Mr. Onifade Olaoluwa Joshua, explained that the NYSC is a statutory programme, aimed at young graduates for the task of nation building.
He advised the corps members to be patriotic and serve while upholding the national values and moral uprightness of good citizens wherever they serve, stating that various activities had been lined up for their entertainment and education.
Mr. Onifade noted that a total number of 2550 corps members comprising 863 males and 1687 females, of which a detachment of corps members from Lagos State, also dislodged to Kwara were sworn-in at the Yikpata camp.
Present at the event were, representative of the Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Mrs Yahaya Omotosho, Director of Personnel Finance and Supply, Ministry of Youth Development, Hajia Okanla Kuburat Atinuke, Director of Youth and Alhaji Abdulsalam Akeem.
Others are the Commandant, Nigeria Army Institute of Science Education, Sobi Barracks, Lt. Col Abubakar, representative of the Commissioner of Police ACP Ismail Ajileye, representative of the Commandant, Nigeria Security Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) SC Abeeb Ajikobi, representative of Controller, Nigerian Correctional Service Abdulhammed Kayode Raji, among others
Oluwafemi Samuel Adeoye
Press Secretary
Ministry of Youth Development
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