Politics
THE Anambra State National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has finally started operating from its permanent orientation camping site at Mbaukwu/Umuawulu in Awka South Local Government Area, LGA.
The movement, which had been delayed for many years, followed the non completion of the site.
However, the latest move to the new site was effected soon after most of the basic installations were completed.
Gov. Willie Obiano said that the camp would be fully developed after landscaping and internal roads network would have been completed for another batch this December.
Addressing the corps members at the new site during the swearing in of the 2019 Batch `C’ Stream 1 corps members, Obiano, who was represented by Commissioner for Youth Empowerment and Creative Economy, Afam Mbanefo, noted that over the years, the scheme had been using the Progressive Senior Secondary School, Umunya in Oyi Local Government Area, LGA, as its temporary camping site.
According to the governor, the scheme has been an avenue for harnessing and mobilising the creative and productive energies of the youths of Nigeria for national development.
“Today, the scheme has lived up to its mandate as envisioned by the founding fathers, 47 years ago, by impacting positively on national development process.
“This can be seen in the education sector, healthcare delivery, rural infrastructure development as well as in the agricultural sector,’’ Obiano said.
The governor urged corps members to align positively with constructive developmental initiatives of the present administration in the state and the host communities.
He noted his administration’s readiness to continue to support the NYSC scheme so as to make life comfortable for the corps members, as well as staff of the scheme.
Earlier in his speech, the Anambra State NYSC Coordinator, Kehinde Aremu, pledged the scheme’s readiness to continue to support the state government in the areas of critical need.
He also said the service would ensure manpower deployment for healthcare delivery in rural communities and in agricultural extension work to boost food production in the state.
The coordinator acknowledged the invaluable contributions of the Anambra State House of Assembly in ensuring the payment of the highest state allowances to youth corps members in Nigeria.
No fewer than 1,851 corps members participated in the oath taking ceremony.
– Nov. 11, 2019 @ 11:09 GMT |
Tags: Mbaukwu/Umuawulu Permanent Orientation site hosts Batch C for orientation programme
