Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has urged NYSC corps members not to seek for relocation but rather join hands with his administration to build the new Abia State.
Delivering a speech at the opening and swearing in ceremony of the 2024 batch C stream II corps members at the NYSC orientation camp in Umunna, Bende L G.A, of the state, Gov. Otti who was represented by his Deputy, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu, pointed out that in the New Abia, a sense of responsibility takes prominence over an entitlement mentality.
He urged them to receive all instructions and trainings that will be coming their way very seriously, with open mind and with the willingness to acquire new knowledge that will help them contribute meaningfully to the development of Abia state, as they commence their orientation course shortly after the swearing in ceremony.
“As Corps Members deployed to the state, you are now part and parcel of the youth population in Abia. We shall treat you with the same genuine affection that won us the admiration of our people.
While the state will be very accommodating all through your service year, we expect you to reciprocate our gesture of kindness by offering your best, serving with the fullest of your energy and the best of your skills”.
Also in his address, the Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, and Chairman NYSC State Governing Board, Sir Nwaobilor Ananaba, informed the corps members that the Dr. Alex Otii’s administration has vigorously invested a lot into the Abia NYSC because he believes so much in the Nigerian youths and will stop at nothing to make Abia Corpers the envy of other Corpers in the country.
He therefore urged them to go all out to render those invaluable selfless humanitarian services to your host communities where you will be posted to after the orientation programme.
Earlier in an address, the State Coordinator NYSC Abia Barr. Mrs Gladys Adama, stated that the first cardinal programme of the scheme is designed to essentially prepare Corps Members for the task of nation building amongst many other objectives.
To this effect, she said that camp activities have been packaged to include para-military drills, lectures, skills acquisition training, sports, social activities, among others all geared towards equipping them for the service year and beyond.
She expressed profound and deepest gratitude to Gov. Otti for his many kind gestures which include the release of funds to the Ministry of Lands and Housing for the rehabilitation of the orientation camp in a bid to making it one of the best orientation camps in the country.
