Kwara State, on Monday, admitted 583 members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, comprising 284 Male and 299 females, deployed to the state for the 2020 Batch ‘B’ service year, on oath.
The corps members were admitted on oath by Justice Adenike Akinpelu, who represented the state Chief Judge, Justice Durosinlohun Kawu.
Speaking at the swearing-in and opening ceremony in Yikpata, Edu Local Government Area of the state, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq stressed the need to preserve Nigeria’s unity, sociocultural understanding, and religious tolerance.
The Governor, who was represented by his Deputy, Kayode Alabi, charged participants to uphold the tenets of the noble national service.
He explained that most countries of the world are now battling with the second wave of COVID-19 and called for sustainable efforts in the fight against the deadly disease.
While congratulating the participants for the successful completion of their various disciplines, he charged them to come up with practical solutions to varying challenges bedevilling the nation as they commence national youth service.
His word: “COVID-19 has given us an insight into what the future looks like. It has also told us that our system needs readjustment to survive and flourish. We need to build a new economy and a system that are both flexible, resilient and sustainable. I, therefore, urge you to give a thought to the idea of evolving new solutions to varying challenges you would see.
“At the moment in Kwara, we are building a new economy that helps to give new skills to our young people, hone their existing skills, generate new jobs and tackle mass poverty. That is the agenda of our visual arts centre and innovation hub.”
For her part, the Kwara State Coordinator of NYSC, Mrs Fransisca Olaleye, on behalf of the Director-General of the Scheme, commended the administration of AbdulRazaq for what she described as a friendly and swift response to the needs of NYSC in the state.
Mrs Olaleye, therefore, solicited for the payment of monthly allowance to corps members especially those serving in the public sectors, saying that it will go a long way motivating them to give their best in their various places of primary assignment.
