Support
By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko
Ibadan, March 14, 2018 (NAN) Oyo State Government on Wednesday urged employers of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to support and accommodate the corps members to enable them to perform their responsibilities effectively.
The state’s Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Hon. Abayomi Oke, made the call at the 2018 NYSC Corps Employers Workshop in Ibadan.
The workshop has “Tackling Emerging Challenges in Youth Corps Administration through Greater NYSC/Stakeholders’ Participation” as its theme.
According to Oke, the NYSC programme cannot be complete without employers’ role in preparing members for the future.
He said “Oyo State has more corps members this year because the state government always provide secure environment for members.
“We need the support of employers in the private sector to absorb more of corps members
and provide them with accommodation because more of them are coming in the next batch.”
The commissioner also urged employers not to reject corps members without genuine reasons and enjoined them to always give them equal opportunities.
The NYSC Director-General, Brig.-Gen. Sule Kazaure, advised corps employers, especially government establishments to provide welfare packages for corps members.
Kazaure, who was represented by a Deputy Director at the NYSC Headquarters, Mr Philips Enaberue, said the scheme recorded great successes through online registration and clearance of members to stem unwholesome practices.
The Oyo State NYSC Coordinator, Mrs Ifeoma Anidobi, said the state had been accorded the hosting right for 2018 batch A Pre-Orientation Workshop.
She added that the workshop, which would hold in April, would draw participants from all states of the federation.
Anidobi noted some administrative challenges of the scheme as insecurity, incessant rejection, truancy, absenteeism and the lack of welfare. (NAN)
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Editing by Joseph Idika/Hadiza Mohammed-Aliyu