By Alice Etuka, Abuja
The Governor of Katsina State, Mallam Dikko Radda has tasked Corps Members deployed to the State for the one year national service to strive towards nation building.
NYSC Spokesperson, Eddy Megwa disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
According to the statement, Raddah gave the call at the NYSC Katsina State Orientation Camp, while speaking through his Deputy, Alhaji Farouk Lawal Jobe during the swearing-in ceremony of the Prospective Corps Members deployed to the State.
The Governor urged the Corps Members to embrace the opportunities of the Orientation Course to prepare themselves for leadership responsibilities:
“I challenge you to live up to the standard already set by your predecessors. It is my belief that the Orientation lectures will stimulate you to strive for the socio-economic development of our country.
“I urge you to see the opportunity of your call to service as a rare opportunity and your commitment to the Oath of Allegiance to your fatherland”, he said.
He also advised the Corps Members to shun cultism, political and religious intolerance with other forms of anti-social behaviour.
On his part, Director General of the NYSC, Brigadier General YD Ahmed implored the Corps Members to take full advantage of the NYSC Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme and acquire at least a skill while in camp.
The DG stated that Skills Acquisition was the remedy to the increasing youth unemployment in the country.
General Ahmed who urged the Corps Members to be security conscious at all times also warned them to obey the cultural beliefs of their host communities.
The NYSC Katsina State Coordinator, Hajiya Aisha Muhammad in her address stated that the Orientation Course is the first among the cardinal programmes of the NYSC, which was designed to prepare Corps Members for the challenges of the service year and beyond.
Muhammad also said a total of 1,410 Prospective Corps Members comprising 715 males and 695 females were deployed to the State.
