NYSC Boss Harps On Scheme’s Ideals

The Director-General of  National Youth Service Corps NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Nnamdi Affia, has advised corps members to uphold the ideals for which the scheme was established.

Affia gave the advice on Saturday when he visited the NYSC Orientation Camp in Umunya, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra.

Addressing the 2, 305 batch A corps members posted to the state, Affia stressed the need for them to engage in skills acquisition programmes during their service year.

He emphasised the need for the spirit of oneness, irrespective of their different states of origin, and to establish cordial relationships with the host communities in their places of primary assignments.

Earlier, the state coordinator of the NYSC, Mr Solomon Ochim, praised the batch A corps members for the commitment shown during camp activities.

Ochim, who thanked the DG for the visit, said inadequate power supply was one of the major challenges facing the camp.

Oyi Local Government Area in Anambra has pledged to fence the NYSC camp in Anambra to checkmate security lapses and deviant corps members.

A total of 2276 corps members had reported for the 2012 Batch A orientation programme in the state.

The Transition Chairman of Oyi council area Chief Iyke Monuar told newsmen at Umunya near Onitsha after the oath taking ceremony by the corps members that the council had done a survey of the camp.

Monuar said he had submitted a proposal to the governing council for approval before the fencing would commence.

Earlier, Mr Solomon Ochim, the Coordinator of NYSC in the state, said the new batch would be given adequate security tips.

Ochim said they would have relevant security phone numbers of the police, SSS and prominent local indigenes of the area they are posted to.