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By Stephen Adeleye.
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Thursday commended the contributions of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Scheme to electoral duties over the past years.
The governor gave the commendation at the NYSC orientation camp, Asaya, Kabba, during the swearing-in ceremony of the corps members deployed to the state for the 2018 Batch ‘B’.
Bello, who was represented by the Hon. Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Prince Ogu Salisu, urged the new set of Corps members to be prepared for national duties, saying they might be called upon for such assignment in the nearest future.
“As a matter of fact the successful contribution to the electoral process by the NYSC scheme in the nation is a worthy and commendable national achievement.,” he said.
The governor noted that the orientation course was designed as a call to service in team spirit, adding that all the needed resilience for the new environment would be given to the new set of the Corps members.
Earlier, the NYSC State Coordinator, Mrs Oluwadolapo Omolara Ahile, described the Orientation Programme as “a launching pad for the one year National Service.”
She added that the orientation course would also inculcate discipline in corps members and make them imbibe good work ethics in preparation for their primary assignment.
Ahile thanked the governor for the progress of the construction and renovation works going on in the camp, while urging the contractors to speed up the completion of the projects.
In his speech, the Commissioner who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youths and Sports, Mr. Alonge Daniel, sensitised the corps members on the importance of language tips prepared as lectures during the camping exercise.
He, therefore, urged the corps members to acquaint themselves with the basic language tips for effective communication with their host community.
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