The Delta State Government has pledged to continue to support the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme in the State so that it can meet the objectives for which it was established.
The Secretary to the Delta State Government (SSG) Mr. Chiedu Ebie made this known yesterday the 3rd day of December, 2019. When he presented the NYSC Delta State Honors Award on behalf of the State Government to two Corps members who distinguished themselves in their Community Development Project in their place of posting during the 2018 service year.
The SSG who also doubles as the Chairman of the NYSC Governing Board, said that the importance of the Scheme cannot be overemphasized, as it has unified every part of the country through cultural integration of the participants of the scheme which was the original idea of the founding Fathers of the programme.
Mr. Ebie assured the NYSC Management that the State Government would ensure that Corps members posted to the State to serve would be well catered for, even as he said the State Government had provided a lot of facilities for the NYSC Area office in the South- South Zone located in Asaba and also at the NYSC Orientation camp in Issele-uku.
He congratulated the recipients of the Award and urged other Corps members serving in the State to emulate the exemplary character exhibited by the recipients of the Award.
Earlier, the Area Coordinator of the NYSC South-South Area Office, Mr. Omotade Ayodele thanked the State Government for the support given to the Delta State NYSC office and assured that the objectives of the scheme as propagated by the Founding Fathers would not be compromised.
Highlights of the event was the presentation of cheques to the recipients of the NYSC Delta State Honors Award by the SSG on behalf of the State government.
The recipients of the award are Dr. Udo-Ubong Nkereuwem who served in Assumption Catholic Hospital, Warri in Warri South LGA and Mr. Igbato Domnic who served in Ugbodu Secondary School in Aniocha North LGA.
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