NYSC swears in 1,558 corps members in Anambra

A total of 1,558 corps members have been deployed for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) 2022 Batch A’ (Stream 1) orientation programme in Anambra State.

The State NYSC Coordinator, Mrs Yetunde Baderinwa, who announced the figure, on Tuesday, during the swearing-in ceremony of the batch at the Nnamdi Azikiwe NYSC Unity Permanent Orientation Camp, Umuawulu/Mbaukwu, in Awka South local government area, stated that 840 of them are males while 878 are females.

According to her, the corps members were tested and confirmed fit for the exercise, as well as kitted and accommodated in line with COVID-19 protocols.

The Coordinator, who also represents the Scheme Director General, Major General Shaibu Ibrahim, at the ceremony, urged the Corps members to maintain the cardinal objectives of the NYSC, that centres on the promotion of national unity and integration.

“The Scheme was designed to equip you for the tasks of the Service year through lessons on the cardinal programmes, leadership coaching, paramilitary drills and other physical training as well as sensitization on topical national issues, amongst others.

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“It is also a platform for kick-starting various activities that will enable you to realise your potentials and attain individual feats both within and beyond the period of service. I, therefore, enjoin you to avail yourselves of this once-in-life-time opportunity by participating actively in all the Camp activities, she added.

She commends the House of Representatives for the progress made so far in the legislative processes on the Bill for the establishment of the NYSC Trust Fund.

She also thanked the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), for their continued support towards safe and efficient conduct of the Orientation Course within the context of the “new normal.”

The State Chief Judge, Honourable Onochie Anyachebelu, while performing the ceremony, assured the corps members of the state government continuous commitment to providing a suitable atmosphere for youths in respective of Tribe and Religion, to maximise their potentials of self-actualisation and self-employment.

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