GOV. DIRI URGES CORPS MEMBERS TO SERVE AS DEVELOPMENT VANGUARDS IN HOST COMMUNITIES

The Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Douye Diri on Tuesday urged corps members deployed to the State for national service to also serve as development vanguards in their respective host communities.
Sen. Diri, represented by the Secretary to the State Government/ Chairman, NYSC State Governing Board, Hon. Alabo Gideon gave this assurance while presiding over the closing ceremony of the 2023 Batch ‘C” Stream I Orientation Course held at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Boro Town.
According to him, the presence of corps members in all the nooks of crannies of the state makes them beneficial for community development as they have positive impact on pupils and students who will become leaders of tomorrow.
He said security and welfare of corps members will remain the top priority of the government to enable them serve the nation in the state.
According to him, the government will continue to provide conducive environment for them to have a rewarding service year in Bayelsa state.
He directed all corps employers and critical stalk holders to assist the corps members to settle down in Bayelsa as home away from home.
He enjoined the corps members to shun induced rejection and said that truancy, absentism and redundancy will not be tolerated by the government.
Earlier, the State Coordinator, Mrs Okpalifo Obiageli Charity
commended the corps members and camp officials for their high level of cooperation and discipline that ensured a hitch free orientation course.
She also called on the corps members to emulate their predecessors by carrying out their duties diligently, describing primary and secondary assignments as important cardinal programmes of the Service Corps.
She thanked the Governor, government and good people of Bayelsa state for the immense support to the scheme and appealed to all corps employers to assist the corps members to quickly settle down to render quality services to the State.
Speaking on the essence of the orientation course, the State Coordinator urged corps members to use the lessons learnt such as patriotism, team work and resilience to contribute their own quota towards the progress and development of the country.
She advised them to remember at all times that they are ambassadors of the NYSC, their families and as well as institutions of graduation, thereby urging them to be wary of acts that can portray the Scheme in bad light.
She encouraged them to build on the skills acquired during the in-camp Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme in order to empower themselves for self-reliance.
While thanking the State Government for the on going construction of two additional hostels at the camp, she appealed for early completion to cater for the increasing number of corps members posted to the State.
Highlights of the programme was a parade match past and display of self defence skills by the corps members.