Don’t reject NYSC corps members, Ugwuanyi warns MDAs

NYSC corps members 

ENUGU—GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, yesterday warned Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, in the state not to reject National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members posted to their establishments.

Governor Ugwuanyi, who gave the warning during the closing ceremony of 2017 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 NYSC orientation at Awgu, said that government frowns at such attitude that causes unnecessary inconvenience and hardship to corps members.

“Consequently, government will view with seriousness any reported case of rejection of corps members,” he said.

Governor Ugwuanyi, who was represented by the State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Joseph Udedi, reiterated that the major objective of the NYSC was to foster unity and integration among the diverse nationalities of Nigeria through the youths.

The Governor disclosed that the the state government adopted the policy of engaging a greater percentage of corps members in the education sector with a view to providing a sound educational system upon which its transformation agenda could be realised.

He therefore urged them to pursue the realisation of this goal in practical terms by adopting their host communities as their home and join in contributing to the community they were posted in the state, and assured of adequate security in the state.