Governors To Corpers - Create Jobs For Yourselves

The National Youth Service Corps on
Thursday organised a passing out
ceremony for the 2012 Batch C NYSC
members across the 36 states and
the Federal Capital Territory with
some governors advising them to
deploy their energies towards nation
building. They also advised them to
create jobs for themselves.
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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