The Director General gave the charge on Sunday while addressing the 2024 batch A stream 1 Corps Members  at the NYSC orientation camp, Yikpata, Kwara State.

He said the scheme had put everything in place to ensure the safety of the corps members.

He, however, enjoined  them to make conscious effort on the security of their lives and property.

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The NYSC helmsman who warned them against travelling at night, also advised them not to engage in anything that could expose them to danger.

Meanwhile, the State Coordinator of NYSC, Kwara State, Mr. Onifade Olaoluwa, in his welcome address appreciated the Director General for choosing the camp as start up point for his tour.

He said his visit had boosted the morale of the corps members and all camp participants.

On the entourage of the Director General are Director of Press and Public Relations Units, Mr. Eddy Megwa, the Director of Special Duty, Mrs. Bona Fasakin, amongst others.

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The minister who spoke during her first official visit to Kwara State on Thursday, also applauded Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq over his inclusion of youths in government.

The minister who was welcome to the state by a team led by the newly appointed Commissioner for Youth Development and Chairman of NYSC Governing Board, Musa Nafisat Buge and the state coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, Mr. Onifade Olaoluwa, described Tinubu’s administration as youth driven.

She said most policies were geared towards maximizing the potentials embedded in youths for better Nigeria.

The minister further commended the Kwara State governor’s exemplary leadership in taking cognisance of the roles of women and youths in the scheme of things in the state.

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According to her, “His Excellency, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has set a pace for youth and women inclusion in governance of Kwara State.”

In her welcome address, the Kwara State Commissioner of Youth Development reiterated the state government’s commitment and partnership with the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, for effective youth participation and inclusion in governance.

She said the partnership would also create an enabling environment for them to thrive, noting that the governor of Kwara State had set the pace for youth participation in government in Nigeria.

The State Coordinator, NYSC Kwara State, Mr. Onifade Olaoluwa, lauded the role the president and Kwara State governor in recognising the potentials of youths and placing them in key positions.

He tasked Nigeria youths to be in the forefront of  ensuring that the agenda of nation building fully materialised.

“I wish to urge youths in the nation to support both the minister and commissioner. This will go a long way in having positive narrative of youths in power and further realise collective efforts of national development,” he said.

Also present at the event were Commissioner for Business Innovation and Technology, Damilola Yusuf Adelodun and Commissioner for Environment, Sheu Usman Ndanusa.

Others were Commissioner II, Kwara State Civil Service Commission, Mrs Jemilat Adamu Bake; former Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Dr. Aminat Ahmed, and NYSC Ilorin West Local Government Inspector, Alhaja Oloriegbe Tawa.

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Reacting to the nomination, the coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in Kwara State, Mr. Onifade Olaoluwa, on behalf of the director general, Brigadier General Yisha’u Dogara Ahmed, expressed aappreciation to the governor.

He declared the appointment as a clear testimony of the passion the governor had for the graduate youths.

The state coordinator said that the kind gesture was an incontrovertible fact that given the right atmosphere, the graduate youths would excel in whatever capacity they were placed considering the training they had undergone beginning with the orientation course and throughout the service year.

“Your consideration of someone who has just finished the service has filled the scheme and the entire youth constituency in the state with a strong sense of pride and I would like to appreciate His Excellency for this rare feat and singular honour done to boost the morale of the youths.”

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The NYSC boss said that considering the enormous responsibilities of the exalted office of the governor, he had once again reiterated his commitment towards youth development, and that had placed his administration above others in similar responsibility.

The NYSC boss congratulated the Commissioner designate, Miss Musa Nafisat Buge, on the honour bestowed on her and urged her to continue to remain a proud ambassador of the scheme.

“Your Excellency Sir, her nomination did not come as a surprise because NYSC is known to prepare the youths for such positions of leadership. Her nomination will drive His Excellency’s agenda towards fulfilling his mandate and bring dividends of democracy to the good people of Kwara State,” he said.

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