Edith CHUKU
The Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has tasked corps members deployed to the state for the one year National Youth Service Corps NYSC, on selfless and responsible service to Nigerians.
Fubara charged the corps members to be agents of positive change, respect host communities and embrace skills acquisition, entrepreneurship.
The governor gave this charge on Tuesday, at the state NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Nonwa-Gbam, Tai LGA, while declaring closed, the 2026 Batch C Stream 1 orientation course.
Fubara who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Bureau, office of the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Promise Oguzie, emphasized the need for the corps members to integrate seamlessly with their host communities.
His words: “You owe Nigerians the debt of selfless and responsible service. I charge you to integrate seamlessly with the host community through respect for their culture and traditions.
“Be role models and bring solution to problems rather than creating it.”
The governor further urged them to “take the skill acquisition and entrepreneurship post-camp training very seriously in order to equip yourselves with the capacity to create wealth and become employers of labor.”
In his farewell address, the State NYSC Coordinator, Mr. Moses Oleghe commended the corps members for their resilience and doggedness throughout the 3-week training.
Oleghe expressed the belief that the corps members have developed the culture of participation in nation-building and activate team spirit in putting Nigeria first in all they do.
He hailed the governor for the approval and immediate implementation of payment of N35,000 new state allowance to corps members who serve outside Obio-Akpor and Port Harcourt LGAs and N20,000 for those serving within the two LGAs.
The NYSC boss said the initiative aimed to curb what he described as “the massive and unwarranted lobby by parents and guardians for their corps members to be posted to the urban.”
Oleghe further thanked security agencies and stakeholders for their support to the success of the camping exercise.
To the corps members, he urged them to be good ambassadors of the NYSC scheme in their places of primary assignment.
A total of 3280 corps members comprising 1380 males and 1900 females successfully completed the orientation course.
