The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Ondo State Coordinator, Mr. Sam Amaramiro Pepple, has asserted that successful individuals are those who dare to press further and face life’s challenges on their way to achieving result.
Pepple made the assertion in his remarks at the closing ceremony of the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development, SAED, programme for the 2024 Batch ‘B’ (Stream 1) orientation course.
Pepple applauded the courage of those who competed in various sub-set skills, and asserted that NYSC remained the best training ground for graduate youths globally.
The NYSC Ondo State boss declared that NYSC had justified its establishment as it had evolved a pragmatic approach to youth empowerment and development which had over the years reduced unemployment in the land.
He called on corporate bodies, especially the Access Bank and philanthropists who sponsored most of the competition not to waiver in their support to the scheme, saying that NYSC was encouraged by their social corporate responsibility to the scheme.
The coordinator acknowledged the sacrifices made by all Trainers and Facilitators for their resilience and unwavering commitment to the growth and lauded development of the graduate youths.
The NYSC Ondo State helmsman equally lauded the supportive roles of all the camp officials at ensuring that the youth the programme is meant for enjoyed every bit of the Entrepreneurship Development Programme, EDP, motivational lectures as well as in-camp training with their presence.
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The Assistant Director/Head, SAED, Jennifer Funmilola Dawodu, admonished the corps members not to say bye to skill acquisition after the orientation course, and urged them to embrace post-camp training to perfect all what they had started and exposed to during the orientation course.
Dawodu did not fail to shower encomiums on the State Coordinator, who despite competing camp assignments, supported SAED wholeheartedly and created an enabling environment for them to operate.
She disclosed that 1275 corps members who enrolled for various skills gave good account of themselves whilst Catering Services, Hair Fascinator, Public Speaking, Fashion Design and Barbing were competed for during the Inter-Platoon competition.
The overall winners in these categories were Obua Seriar Jacob, OD/24B/0921 in Catering Services; Nwafor Chinagaekpere Patience, OD/24B/0733 in Hair Fascinator; Nwachukwu Honour, OD/24B/1350 in Public Speaking, Sheidu Aliu Omeiza, OD/24B/1322 in Fashion and Ogbodo Hycienth, OD/24B/1339 in Barbing.
