Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has urged corps members to respect the cultures and traditions of their host communities.
Ibrahim made the call while addressing the 2021 batch “C’ stream 11 corps members at the closing and passing out from the orientation programme on Tuesday in Mangu, Plateau.
He was represented by the State Coordinator, NYSC in Plateau, Ms Caroline Embu.
He urged the corps members to serve as ambassadors of the scheme by offering selfless service and be instruments of unity in their host communities.
The director-general also urged them to remain patriotic and hardworking during their service year.
He enjoined them to embark on community development services that would be of immense benefit to their host communities.
He also challenged them to participate in the post-camp Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development programme (SAED) to become proficient in a particular skill.
Ibrahim said such proficiency would equip them for self-development and service, which would in turn improve their socioeconomic status after their service year.
He warned the corps members to shun unnecessary and unauthorised journeys, especially night journeys, and cautioned them against accepting free rides from strangers.
He further cautioned them to ensure that they boarded vehicles from authorised motor parks.
The director-general advised corps members to desist from engaging in local politics and to refrain from using the social media for negative activities.
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He called on the corps members to accept their posting to the various Local Governments Areas in good faith.
The NYSC boss said management was working in synergy with security agencies to ensure the safety and security of corps members.
