Wike Commends NYSC Entrepreneurship Scheme

Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has commended the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for floating the skills acquisition and entrepreneurship development (SEAD) programme.
Wike made the commendation during the swearing-in ceremony of 2020 Batch A Stream 1 corps members yesterday at Orientation camp in the Nonwa- Gbam in Tai Local Government Area of the state.
The scheme is being sponsored by the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) through an interest free loan to enable corps members establish their own business.
He therefore charged the corps members to be patriotic by initiating and executing quality Community Development Service(CDS) projects to positively impact the lives of the people of the host community where they serve.
Speaking through the Permanent Secretary, SSG  Office, Dr, George Nwaeke, the governor urged the new corps members to be disciplined,” take full advantage of the camp activities to enrich yourselves by imbibing the lessons that are to be learnt from the lectures, drills,, skill acquisition, sports, socials amongst others”.
He further counseled the corps members to abhor social vices such as corruption, cultism, kidnapping, tribalism, religious intolerance and all forms of indiscipline.

Taneh Beamene