Edith CHUKU
The Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps NYSC, Rivers State, Mr. Moses Oleghe has eulogised the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, for lighting up the permanent orientation camp, Nonwa-Gbam Tai.
Oleghe revealed that the installation of over 250 solar powered street lights by the NDDC has prevented every form of criminality and unlawful practices in the camp.
In an exclusive interview with TNN in his office at the state NYSC permanent orientation camp, on Thursday, the coordinator thanked the management of the NDDC, stressing that night in the camp has become as bright as day because of the solar lights.
Oleghe noted that, “you see our camp now, there is no darkness, you need to come here in the night, everywhere is bright because NDDC just gave us over 250 solar lights, so where will you practice your whatever you want to do? It’s not possible.
“Just imagine somebody who is a cultist, whether you believe it or not, but ones they get to the gate we tell them, even if you are capon or anything, here it’s not allowed.
“Since I came here, we have never seen anybody say I am a cult member or you want to practice, it’s not possible because the environment does not give room for that.”
The coordinator also commended the efforts of the various security agencies on camp.
According to him, “the military will make sure immediately it’s 10:00pm, everybody enters, whether you are feeling sleepy or not, you must sleep because there are hostel governors who are corps members and hostel inspectors who are staff of NYSC in each hostel.
“A whole lot is done during the orientation exercise to repackage them, remould them to become better people that they will be able to fit into the society.
“In camp here we are able to remould them, make them better people to be able to listen to instructions and obey.”
On how they discipline corps members over misconduct on camp, Oleghe stated that “some corps members misbehaved, they faced camp court and were issued letters; from today you are going to be washing the toilet of that your hostel for the next seven days.
“This morning (on Thursday) the six of them were knelling down, begging, they were not begging for me to reduce the punishment but that they have now realised what they have done, assuring us that they are now better people, so my plan now is that because they are remorseful maybe after doing two or three days, instead of seven days, I will pardon them.
“If these ones leave camp today and they enter the work place, you know for sure they are going to be better people.”
