Corps Member Empowers 60 Students with Photo, Videography Skills in Anambra

By Praise Chinecherem

60 students in Anambra schools have been empowered with skills in videography and photography by a youth corps member, Mr Rilwan Amos Yakubu as his NYSC personal community development project.

Yakubu, a graduate of English and Literature from Federal University, Lokoja, devoted three months of his service year in organising intensive theoretical and practical sessions with the students.

These students are drawn from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Community Secondary School, Okpuno, Capital City Secondary School, Okpuno, Debino Amura Vocational Institute, Okpuno, Prime Zee International Academy, Okpuno and Rehabort International College, Okpuno.

Out of the 60 graduands, 8 were judged exceptional and according to Rilwan would be further trained for one month where the overall best would emerge.

State Coordinator, Mrs Blessing Ekene Iruma, in her address, described Rilwan as an asset to the country who took advantage of his exposure to NYSC Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development programme to empower the selected students in digital videography and photography.

She enjoined the benefiting students to scale up the skills acquired and aim at being self reliant, particularly at the prevailing economic situation in the country.

Rilwan’s employer, who is the Director of Fides Media, Okpuno, Rev Fr Robert Aniagboso, appreciated the exceptional qualities of the Corps Member which he demonstrated not only in the execution of assigned responsibilities at his Place of Primary Assignment but also in the training of the students to become digital literates in videography and Photography.

Aniagboso promised to employ the best out the 8 students shortlisted for extended studies at the Fides Media.