In Akwa Ibom State, the governor, Mr.
Godswill Akpabio, advised them to continue serving the nation in
whatever sector of the economy they find themselves.
Speaking through the Commissioner for
Culture and Tourism, Mr. Ita Umo, during the passing out ceremony in Uyo
on Thursday, the governor urged the youth corps members to develop
positive attitude towards the country.
He said, “Let me advise you that the
task of nation building does not end with your one year mandatory
service. As you step out of the scheme and Akwa Ibom State today, you
need to be reminded to always have positive attitude towards Nigeria, by
aspiring to lift our nation high as inscribed in the NYSC anthem.
The governor advised the outgoing 2,893 corps members in the state to embrace self-employment.
Also, Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun
State, urged the corps members to deploy their creative thinking into
how to create jobs for themselves rather than roaming the streets in
search of paid jobs.
Aregbesola said this at the NYSC
Orientation Camp in Ede, Osun State on Thursday at the passing out
ceremony of 2012 Batch C corps members deployed into the state.
He said, “ It is imperative to stress
that gone are the days to expect that immediately after service, one
would secure an automatic life-time job even among several alternatives.
The attitude and orientation of majority of our young graduates was
that creative thinking and individual initiative ended when they wrote
their final examination.
“This is absolutely wrong. You need to
apply creativity more now in the face of unemployment bedeviling the
nation. Focus more on self employment.”
Also, the Rivers State Governor, Mr.
Rotimi Amaechi, advised the outgoing corps members to train themselves
to become self-reliant in order to assist government to tackle the
problem of unemployment.
Amaechi, who gave this advice on
Thursday while addressing the 2012 Batch ‘C’ corps members at the
passing-out of 3,431 corps members in Port Harcourt, said that white
collar jobs were no longer available for employable Nigerians.
“As you are now faced with the task of
seeking gainful employment, I advise you to nurture and apply yourselves
to the practical lessons of self-employment, which you were exposed to
in the course of your service year, through the skills acquisition and
entrepreneurial development programme, as white collar jobs are no
longer available for all employable Nigerians as in the past.
“I therefore urge you to be self-reliant
so as to assist the government in fighting the rising rate of
unemployment in our society,” Amaechi said.
However Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu
State urged them to make the necessary sacrifice required to achieve
success in their chosen careers.
The governor said this on Thursday, at their passing-out ceremony in Enugu.
He said, “Some of you may be rightly
apprehensive of what tomorrow holds for you. I want to assure you that
it is bright. As educated young men and women with requisite skills, the
sky is your limit.
“However, you must recognise that the
road to success has never been easy. History has shown that no
individual or nation has ever achieved success without sacrifices.”
He said that through their education and
participation in the NYSC scheme, they had been equipped for survival
in a competitive world.
Also, Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna
State commended the outgoing corps members for their contributions in
tackling developmental challenges in the country.
Yero gave the commendation on Thursday at the passing out parade of 2012 ‘’ batch C ‘’ Corps members in Kaduna.
Represented by his deputy, Nuhu Bajoga,
the governor noted that the scheme had impacted positively on the lives
of the people, especially in the rural areas.
However, in Gombe State, Governor
Ibrahim Dankwambo offered automatic employment to 13 NYSC members who
distinguished themselves in the service year.
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the appointment included the 12 state merit awardees and the parade commander of the passing out parade ceremony.
The governor also announced N20,000
transport fares to each of the 720 youths, N500,000 to the overall best
corps member and N1m to the soldiers that conducted the passing out
parade ceremony.
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