NYSC DG Warns Corps Members Against Unauthorized Journeys
Youth Service Corps Members have been advised not to embark on frivolous adventures that may lead to unpleasant consequences during their service year.
The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Yusha’u D. Ahmed, gave the advice warned while addressing the 2024 Batch ‘A’ Stream Two Corps Members at NYSC Gombe State Orientation Camp in Amada and also their colleagues in Bauchi State Orientation Camp, Wailo.
NYSC DG, however, advised that if it is compulsory that they should travel, they must obtain approval from the NYSC Management in their States.
He pointed out that NYSC Management placed high priority on the safety and welfare of its Corps Members nationwide.
Ahmed further stressed the need for Corps Members to adhere strictly to the NYSC dress code, and warned that improper dressing in the Scheme’s uniform attract sanctions.
He admonished them to remain disciplined throughout the service year, describing the service year as a year of reflection when they should design how they would want their future to look like.
The Director General urged the Corps Members not to misuse the social media, but to use it for social interaction among one another, self empowerment and to also foster national unity and integration.
In her Orientation Camp report to the Director General, the NYSC Gombe State Coordinator, Mrs Chinwe Nnenna Nwachukwu, disclosed that the 1,395 registered Corps Members comprising 729 males and 666 females have displayed high sense of discipline, resilience, loyalty and commitment to all camp activities.
Also speaking, the Bauchi State NYSC Coordinator, Mrs Rifkatu Daniel, asserted that the 755 male and 712 female Corps Members in Camp have demonstrated strong zeal towards the realization of the objectives of the Orientation Course.
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