No fewer than three corps members have absconded, while one received an extension and another was reported deceased during the service year of the 2022 Batch A Stream I in Gombe State. This information was disclosed on Thursday by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Coordinator, Ada Imoni, during the passing out ceremony for 779 corps members in the state. Imoni, who monitored the event across the 11 Local Government Areas, noted that the corps member whose service was extended had faced a disciplinary committee. She stated, “Out of the 779 corps members, one was deceased, one received an extension of service after facing the Corps Disciplinary Committee, and three absconded from service.”
In her address to the exiting corps members at the NYSC zonal office in Bolari, Imoni urged them to uphold the ideals of the scheme by promoting love, peace, respect for one another, and national unity as they embark on the next phase of their lives. She emphasized that the skills they acquired during the service year through the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Programme have equipped them to start businesses, regardless of their size, in order to combat post-service unemployment. “The skills acquired in the course of the service year will be more useful to you now that the service year is over. Do not despise your days of little beginnings,” Imoni advised.
Regarding the upcoming general elections, Imoni implored the corps members to remain non-partisan and to reject any form of corrupt practices that could tarnish the reputation of the NYSC and their families. “We must deliver free, fair, and credible elections. As ex-corps members, you are still members of this noble family. Do your best to make us proud,” she added. Imoni also visited various local government areas to observe the distribution of Certificates of National Service to corps members.
The highlight of the event was an art exhibition featuring works by Joshua Steve, Isaac Usoro, and Dauda Olamilekan Yusuf. According to Yusuf, the artwork aimed to address societal issues such as racism, national unity and integration, and equal rights for girl children, among other themes.
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