KEY POINTS
- Gombe NYSC congratulates 1,268 corps members who successfully finished their mandatory service year.
- Sixteen members receive disciplinary measures alongside twenty-one members undergoing reallocation.
- The NYSC administrator highlights essential key points about skill development together with unification efforts and cultural amalgamation.
Of the 1,268 Batch A, Stream I corps members, who completed their one year mandatory service, Gombe State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Chinwe Nwachukwu, was full of praise.
But 16 corps members will be sanctioned while 21 others will be resorbed for one offence or another.
Nwachukwu said she was proud of the corps members’ achievements during a low key passing out ceremony held at zonal office. Her desire was simply to highlight their postive contributions to host communities in education, health, agriculture, and community development initiatives.
‘I salute you heartily for sacrificing all for your contribution to the socio-economic development of the nation,’ said Nwachukwu. “.
Skills, unity, and future aspirations highlighted
Speaking at the event, Nwachukwu urged corps members to carry forward the skills and experiences eliminated in the service year.
She added the need for proper utilisation of the NYSC Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme to achieve meaningful livelihoods.
“You, too, have learned useful lessons on the people of Gombe State’s customs, culture, and indigenizing strategies for national unity and integration.”
She ended by saying, ”I’m sure, whatever you choose to do with your future, whether it be more education, a career or a couple of companies of your own, I know you’ll do great and make a difference.”
He also praised the bonds corps members developed with their host communities, urging them to sustain those relationships so peace and development will abound over cultural boundaries.
To mark the achievements of the 1,268 corps members she emphasized their vital duty as NYSC ambassadors who advance both national unity and development efforts.
