By Ola Kay
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in Osun State has penalized 40 erring corps members by extending their service year following cases of misconducts against them.
The NYSC State Coordinator, Agbor Ndoma Obim, stated that affected corps members are those from the Batch B Stream II of the scheme, who were being sanctioned for various offences.
The state NYSC equally disclosed that 23 other corps members absconded out of the 3,014 that successfully completed their one-year compulsory programme.
The state coordinator revealed this during the Passing Out Parade of the Batch B Stream II corps members on Thursday and commended corps members for their good comportment and demonstration of discipline throughout the service year.
He called on the youths to remain good ambassadors and to utilise the skills acquired through the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development, SAED training as they get exposed to life after the service year.
He charged them to leverage the skills and various training acquired during the service year in order to be self-reliant in their quest to attain their goals in life.
He charged the corps members to, “Leverage on the skills and various training you acquired during your service year and be self reliant,” calling on them to be security conscious and avoid against night travels as the scheme frowned against it.
He urged the corps members still in service to take their responsibilities seriously and prioritise their security by familiarising themselves with the security pamphlet provided by the scheme.
Agbor Obim reminded them that the safety of corps members was a top priority for the NYSC.
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