From: Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin-Kebbi
The National Youths Service Corps(NYSC), on Thursday, extended the service of seven corps members serving, in Kebbi State, for various offences, while passing out 1,637 other corps members.
Kebbi State Coordinator of the scheme, Alhaji Lawal Turawa, who confirmed this while addressing outgoing corps members at the zonal office of NYSC, in Birnin-Kebbi, disclosed that five corps members absconded from the service.
Of the figures of corps members that concluded their service, Turawa disclosed that 1,014 are males while 623 are females.
He explained that those that got their services extended committed offences such as traveling without permission and absenting from duty posts.
The passing out was done at various zonal offices of NYSC across the state without.
While charging them to be good ambassadors of the scheme, Turawa said that the skill acquisition and vocational trainings they received during their service year, were enough to make them excel in the labour market.
Said he, “Try to be good ambassador of Kebbi State and NYSC. Try to ensure that you are moving with people of good character, don’t join bad peers. Ensure that you don’t engage in short- cut because it is dangerous and risky.
“All the vocational trainings you were exposed to during your orientations are enough to make you excel without wandering in a labour market which is already saturated”.
He added that they should make use of the training and lectures received while in service saying that ” on behalf of NYSC DG,I congratulate all of you and wishing you best of luck in all your endeavours”.