The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Ondo State Coordinator, Mrs. Victoria Nnenna Ani, has stated that the NYSC scheme is a youth development organisation committed to moulding graduate youths mobilised for national service into responsible citizens.
Ani made the assertion when she met with heads of collaborating agencies selected by their various institutions to complement the NYSC staff during the forthcoming 2021 Batch ‘C’ (Stream II) orientation course.
Ani, who disclosed that NYSC as a federal government agency was widely known for her zero tolerance for any act of indiscipline, said that the scheme had never been a place to breed societal vices.
“Members of the respected security agencies and paramilitary organisations, I need not tell you again what your assignment would be at the camp but for the benefit of those who are just joining us on this routine but very important and challenging assignments, you need to enforce discipline on all the prospective corps members and ensure strict compliance and adherence all the time.
“We need to raise the bar of discipline to the highest level each time we assemble graduate youths from all walks of life because they are coming from the society that is filled with several ills and social vices. It is our statutory responsibility to drum it into their ears that absolute discipline is our watchword in NYSC,” she said.
The NYSC boss affirmed that the new normal situation the people had found themselves as a result of COVID -19 should be utilised to the maximum.
According to her, no one should compromise his or her health status.
“In addition, we all know the attendant risks and stress associated with travelling long journeys on our roads and these may have effects on the prospective corps members when they arrive camp. To adapt to changes that are associated with regimented nature at the camp may not be easy and I want to implore you to let us welcome them with love and show them that they have parents, brothers and sisters in us. Also, we should all be medical experts and counsellors on health and medical issues in order to have seamless orientation course.
“We all know the obstinate nature of our youths. Remember that some of them that may be sick, rather than present themselves at the Camp Clinic for observation and monitoring, will engage in hide and seek game just to participate actively in all the programmes and activities. When you accost such prospective corps members, kindly notify the camp management immediately,” she said.
She said that all camp officials should be enforcement vanguards and monitor the level of compliance to the protocols of COVID -19 as regards to proper wearing of face mask, observance of both physical and social distancing, frequent application of alcohol based hand sanitiser and washing of hands with liquid soap under running clean water at intervals.
The coordinator reminded the attendees of the meeting the premium the scheme placed on the lives and properties of corps members.
