Ex-Director Urges Corps Members To Be Security Conscious

A former director of Information and Public Relations of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mr Eddy Megwa, has called on all corps members to take their personal security seriously and be conscious of their environment.

Megwa spoke yesterday at the Bauchi NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp,  Wailo, Ganjuwa local government area of the state.

He warned that the times were evil, therefore vigilance, self consciousness and consciousness of the environment were of paramount importance.

Mr Megwa also called on them to serve the nation with loyalty, commitment and zeal for patriotism, adding that no nation grew without the selfless service of the citizens and called on the corps members to rise up and make the desired change.

“I want to urge you all to deliberately work towards building a great nation of our collective dreams.

“This is because if we have a country that is working very well, the youths will not be desperate about relocating to other countries of the world for greener pastures,” he said.

Mr Megwa further discouraged the youth from illegal migration, describing it as a suicide mission as many of such ‘desperate people’ ended up losing their lives in the Sahara desert in the most gruesome manner.

The former NYSC spokesman encouraged the corps members to strive for excellence in all they do and achieve even what their forebears could not achieve.

“There are a whole lot of opportunities you have now and can leverage on which the older generation never had.”

He told his audience not to bring disrepute to themselves and their families by getting involved in crimes and other unwholesome activities.

“The Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development programme of the NYSC is the panacea to graduate unemployment.

“I want to, therefore, advise you to take advantage of the programme by learning skills that will be useful to you in the future.”

Earlier, Mr Umoren Kufre, the state’s Coordinator of NYSC, appreciated the retired Director for the visit and words of motivation to both camp officials and corps members.

He described the former Director as a living legend who shaped the NYSC Public Relations Unit to what it is today and left his footprints boldly.