By Dayo Adu/Adenitan Akinola
The Oyo State Government has expressed his readiness to ensure welfare and adequate security of corps members on national service across the state.
The Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde stated this at the swearing in ceremony of 2023 Batch B Stream I corps members held at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Iseyin.
The Governor, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Barrister Bayo Lawal, noted that improved security machinery and welfare packages for corps members were in place to make them comfortable in their service year and as well retain its status as highest paying state in the federation.
“Let me also use this occasion to assure you that our administration has put in place the necessary machinery to give security agencies the State that support they need more efficiently carry out their duties and responsibility of securing lives and property the State including that of Corps Members is very paramount to us. We stand as one of the highest paying State in Nigeria and we remain committed to ensuring that Corps Members in our dear State live comfortably.”
“I’m glad to inform you that you are very fortunate be posted to OyO State. There is no gainsaying that Oyo State is one of the most stable safe and prosperous States in Nigeria. This evidenced by the warm and pleasant nature of her people basking in a very rich cultural heritage. Our people are very accommodating and you should not be afraid of integrating with your host communities.”
Earlier in an address the Oyo State Coordinator of the NYSC, Mr. Abel Oche charged the corps members to take the orientation course seriously so as to be better equipped for the one year mandatory national service.
“Orientation programme will play host to various activities designed to ensure the accomplishment of the objectives of the NYSC scheme. These include paramilitary drills; physical training, citizenship and leadership grooming, lectures on skill acquisition for self-reliance. It is from this crucible that development, discipline, unity, self-reliance and more are brewed. For a country like ours to attain greatness, youths must be transformed by using a vision based approach i.e. focus must be placed on building young people’s strength and skills, that is the whole essence of youth development.”
Over two thousand corps members took the oat of allegiance administered by the chief Justice of Oyo state, Mrs Iyabo Yerima.
In a related development, Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has reminded corp members posted to the state that government had entrusted the NYSC scheme with the mandate of mobilising, training and empowering graduate youths for a more productive and efficient service to the Nation.
In an address to the swearing in and official opening of the 2023 Batch B, stream I orientation course for corps members deployed to Osun State, Senator Adeleke charged them to see their call to serve as a selfless and patriotic one towards nation building.
Represented by his Deputy, Prince Kola Adewusi, the Osun State Governor urged them to embrace one another’s differences, make friends and relate freely with one another, cherishing and respecting differences while diligently discovering their similarities.
He further admonished them to explore their ingenuity within the opportunity provided by the government to make them economy bigger and stronger.
“Do not only think of consuming but rather begin to think of what you can produce or offer as a solution to human needs and problems. Imbibe a mindset of an entrepreneur and toll the path of diligence,hardwork and industry,which is the key to lasting success and prosperity”.
Earlier in an address of welcome, the NYSC state coordinator, Mr Agbor Ndoma Obim thanked the Governor for keeping to his promise of giving the camp a facelift and ongoing renovation work on the camp.
Mr Obim harped on the need to embrace skill acquisition optimally during their service year for the purpose of self reliant.
“The course content involves training in physical fitness and mental alertness; lectures, social and sporting activities. In line with the prevailing economic realities, the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Programme, SAED was introduced into the content in 2012 . The development exposes Corps Members to ten days of in-camp training in 12 skill-sets from which they are expected to proceed to the post camp training in a skill of their choice after the orientation “.
The chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Oyebola Adepele-Ojo who was represented by Justice Jide Falola admitted the oath of allegiance on the corp members.
A total of one thousand, three hundred and sixty one corp members, comprising of Seven hundred and forty mine male and six hundred and twelve female have been registered on the camp as at Thursday night out of which five hundred and fifty were dislodged from Lagos.
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