“Be creative as Golden Age Corps Members”- Anambra NYSC Coordinator

By Praise Chinecherem

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has urged corps members to go beyond the ordinary and think creatively as ‘Golden Age Corps Members’.

State Coordinator, Mrs Blessing Iruma gave the advice at the closing ceremony of 2023 Batch A stream 2 corps members at the Umuawulu/Mbaukwu Orientation camp.

She also charged them to put lessons learnt from the trainings into practice in their different places of primary assignments.

She said, “My beloved Corps Members, in a few days time – precisely on 22nd May 2023, NYSC will clock 50. This historical event tagged ‘NYSC@50 Celebration’ which incidentally coincided with the dawn of your service year, has distinguished your Batch as a special ‘Golden Age Corps Members’.

“I therefore urge you to endeavour to put the lessons learnt from the trainings into practice in your different places of primary assignments.

“I also charge you to integrate and impact positively on your host communities. Your predecessors made huge contributions to National Unity, Integration and Development in the last Five Decades.

“As ‘Golden Age Corps Members’, this is your time to go beyond the ordinary. Think creatively and do something better.

“Please note that at intervals NYSC Officers from the State, and Area offices will be visiting you on inspection to ascertain your rate of adjustment and integration into your host communities, so endeavour to be good ambassadors of the NYSC and your respective families.

Declaring the camp closed, Governor Chukwuma Soludo assured corps members of adequate plans and welfare for them in course of their national service.

He also assured them of the hospital disposition of people of the state who are waiting to integrate them into their fold.

The governor who was represented by His Chief of Staff Ernest Ezeajughi, urged the corps members respect the culture of your host communities and be ready to contribute your quota towards their Developmental Agenda.

He said, “In Anambra State, we have a tradition of rewarding hard work at the end of the service in form of different Awards and the process for the selection starts right from the camp.

“The success story we are seeing today could not have been possible without the team spirit exhibited by the Camp Officials and I want to thank you immensely for the synergy.”