by olatunji10 Thu Jul 26, 2018 7:57 pmABAKALIKI —GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi
State, Thursday, assured corps members posted
to the state of adequate security throughout
their service year, charging them to maintain the
objectives of the corps.
He stated this during the swearing-in ceremony
of the 2018 Batch B corps members at the Old
Macgregor Secondary School permanent
orientation camp in Afikpo North local
Government Area of the state.
The governor further charged the corps
members to follow the footsteps of their
predecessors whom he noted had served the
state so diligently and contributed in its
development especially in the areas of heath,
education and agriculture.
Umahi was represented by the Commissioner for
Youth Development and Sports, Charles
Akpuenika.
Mr Umahi said the state government has
approved the sum of N1m for the four best
performing Corpsmembers in the last graduating
batch.
He also revealed that his administration has
mapped out 50 hectares of land to be given to
the NYSC in the state to use for mechanised
farming.
The State Coordinator of the Service, Mrs Ann
Ngozika Ibe charged the corpse members to use
the service year to promote peace, unity and
integration of the country.
“Let me make it clear to you that the attainment
of the much-needed unity and integration of the
country Nigeria, rests squarely on the shoulders
of the educated youths like you who are the
beacon of a bright and prosperous future for all
Nigerians”.
“Be informed too that the nation’s quest to
deepen the foundation of her democracy, good
governance and the restoration of our cherished
positive societal values are in your hands as the
successor generation. In view of the foregoing,
you must play an active role in ensuring that the
nation remains indivisible and indissoluble by
emphasizing the merits in our togetherness and
unity as Nigerians more than anything else”, she
said.
The state Chief Judge, Justice Alloy Nwankwo
represented by Justice Benson Ogbu later swore
in the 2200 new members into the Service
Corps.
Of the number, 1211 are men while 989 are
females and were drawn from all the 36 states of
the federation and the Federal Capital Territory
Abuja
State, Thursday, assured corps members posted
to the state of adequate security throughout
their service year, charging them to maintain the
objectives of the corps.
He stated this during the swearing-in ceremony
of the 2018 Batch B corps members at the Old
Macgregor Secondary School permanent
orientation camp in Afikpo North local
Government Area of the state.
The governor further charged the corps
members to follow the footsteps of their
predecessors whom he noted had served the
state so diligently and contributed in its
development especially in the areas of heath,
education and agriculture.
Umahi was represented by the Commissioner for
Youth Development and Sports, Charles
Akpuenika.
Mr Umahi said the state government has
approved the sum of N1m for the four best
performing Corpsmembers in the last graduating
batch.
He also revealed that his administration has
mapped out 50 hectares of land to be given to
the NYSC in the state to use for mechanised
farming.
The State Coordinator of the Service, Mrs Ann
Ngozika Ibe charged the corpse members to use
the service year to promote peace, unity and
integration of the country.
“Let me make it clear to you that the attainment
of the much-needed unity and integration of the
country Nigeria, rests squarely on the shoulders
of the educated youths like you who are the
beacon of a bright and prosperous future for all
Nigerians”.
“Be informed too that the nation’s quest to
deepen the foundation of her democracy, good
governance and the restoration of our cherished
positive societal values are in your hands as the
successor generation. In view of the foregoing,
you must play an active role in ensuring that the
nation remains indivisible and indissoluble by
emphasizing the merits in our togetherness and
unity as Nigerians more than anything else”, she
said.
The state Chief Judge, Justice Alloy Nwankwo
represented by Justice Benson Ogbu later swore
in the 2200 new members into the Service
Corps.
Of the number, 1211 are men while 989 are
females and were drawn from all the 36 states of
the federation and the Federal Capital Territory
Abuja
