The State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps in Ondo State, Mrs. Victoria Nnenna Ani, has charged corps members to undertake personal and group Community Development Service, CDS, projects that will help to uplift the living standard of people in the society.
Ani made the call in her address during the closing ceremony of the 2023 Batch ‘C’ (Stream 1) orientation course.
“It is my ardent hope that you will strive to meet the expectations of Nigerians by contributing towards the progress and development of our dear country. I urge you to sustain the spirit of patriotism, hard work and resilience which you imbibed during the orientation course,” she said.
Ani who said that she was impressed with the corps members participation in the entrepreneurial trainings conducted under the NYSC Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development, SAED, programme encouraged them to build on the skills acquired by availing themselves of opportunities for post-camp training as it would assist in empowering them for self-reliance.
She said, “On our part, we are continuously liaising with financial institutions and other stakeholders with a view to providing start-up loans to enable you actualise your business dreams. I wish to assure you that management will continue to explore avenues for optimising the impact of the programme.”
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The NYSC boss enjoined the corps members to be security conscious at all times, reiterating that security was everyone’s business.
“You should avoid acts that can endanger your lives such as staying out late, attending night parties, visitation to dangerous places, and acceptance of car lifts and gifts from strangers. Management remains committed to making adequate provisions for your welfare and security. Accordingly, we are in constant liaison with security agencies and other critical stakeholders with a view to ensuring your safety as well as addressing other essential needs for a fulfilling service year,” she stated.
She warned them not to engage in acts that could portray the scheme in bad light especially drug abuse and trafficking, cybercrime and Advanced Fee Fraud, otherwise known as 419 and spreading of fake news among others.
