Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, at the weekend, urged corps members in the state, especially those that would take part in the forthcoming general elections, to be ready to discharge their electoral duties with diligence, transparency and without bias.
Describing them as true Nigerians, the governor, represented by the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Charles Akpuenika, further charged the corps members to avoid all forms of electoral malpractices and ensure they are neutral as agents of change.
Umahi, who stated this during the swearing in ceremony of 2023 Batch A, stream 1 corps members at Old MacGregor College, Afikpo, charged the corps members to be dedicate with renewed vigour, conviction and commitment to the progress and development of Nigeria.
He said: “We must co-exist to achieve this common goal irrespective of our cultural differences. What we need is cooperation and teamwork to forge ahead.
“Every element of nepotism, tribalism and ethnicity must be avoided for the nation to progress.
“Unity and integration promote peace, economic development, political stability and prevent all forms of corruption.
“The scheme, which you are today being inducted into, has, over the years, served as a veritable instrument of national development and a string bond that binds together our multifarious ethnic nationalities into one people.
“In view of this, the expectations are enormous as you are duty bound to build on the enviable achievement of your predecessors whose patriotic efforts have sustained the NYSC scheme.”
In her address, the state NYSC Coordinator, Mercy Bamai, said that about 680 corps members were sent to the state.
She thanked the state government and collaborating agencies in sustaining the scheme.
She advised corps members to study the NYSC handbook to know their duties during and after camp, noting that the scheme does not condone indiscipline and, therefore, has empowered the camp management to sanction or even decamp any corps member who is troublesome.
Source: The Guardian
