A total of 1,922 corps members, including a cripple, took their oaths during the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) 2020 Batch ‘A’ Stream 1 orientation programme in Dutse on Thursday.
Yahaya, who graduated from Jigawa State Polytechnic, Dutse, told NAN that he was very happy to be among those serving their country.
The graduate of Public Administration described education as the most dependable tool in human life, saying his education has changed his life from becoming a street beggar.
Speaking at the ceremony, NYSC state Coordinator, Ibrahim Muhammad, said that the 1,922 registered corps members comprised of 1,077 males and 965 females.
“It is my pleasure to announce that their demography represents all the 36 states of the federation and FCT.
“In line with deliberate and good intentions of the course, our fresh graduates will be trained to be responsive to the challenges they will encounter during and after the one year National Service.
“The three weeks you will spend on the camp will see you go through a lot of moral and physical re-orientation. Let it be known that the issue of discipline shall not in any way be compromised,” Muhammad said.
The coordinator urged the corps members to ensure participation in all camp activities and adhere strictly to camp rules and regulations which had been codified in the NYSC Bye-Laws.
The state Chairman, NYSC Board, Muhammad Alhassan, announced that the government had taken responsibility of providing vehicles to convey corps members to their places of primary assignment immediately after the orientation course.
He also said that the there were corpers lodges ready for all the corps members in the 27 local government headquarters for their well being.
Of the amount, Muhammad said that N17 million was meant for renovation and N22 million was devoted to construction of additional hostel for the corps members.
The governor, who was represented by Secretary to the State Government, Hussaini Kila, said that the state had put in place measures to make corps members carry out their assigned duties without any fear of molestation.
