The NYSC Ondo State Coordinator, Mrs. Victoria Nnenna Ani has enjoined the outgoing corps members not to relent but to continue to give selfless service to the country.
The State Coordinator made the statement during the farewell address read to the 2020 Batch 'B' (Stream 1) members of the service corps that have successfully completed the one year national service to the fatherland.
Also, the amiable administrator prepared the minds of the outgoing members of the noble Scheme on the need to know that life gets more meaningful after the service year.
"The outside world that you are going today is full of mysteries of life and challenges because what you have been taking for granted or paid little attention to in the past must now be addressed with more maturity and understanding having gone through the moulding process in NYSC".
Mrs. Ani who presided over the low key passing out ceremony at the Akoko Northeast Local Government Secretariat where she presented the Certificate of National Service (CNS) to the deserving patriotic Nigerians said that the motto of the Scheme which is Service and Humility should be their watchword.
"My dear outstanding and distinguished outgoing corps members, the service year remains a period of stock taking in which you will ascertain whether you have justified the humongous investment the Federal Government made on you as well grounded personalities that would take the baton of leadership in the foreseeable future".
The State Coordinator congratulated them for the meritorious service they rendered to the citizens and residents of the Sunshine State.
"The Government and good people of Ondo State salute your courage and uncommon patriotic zeal with which you discharged your services effectively to your host communities. The people you served diligently and with all commitment will continue to remember your great exploits in the Sunshine State for a very long time to come".
"Let me remind you that NYSC has become a veritable instrument through which wise youths use to advance their cause for a better today and guaranteed tomorrow. I want to believe that the trainings received starting with the orientation course through the service year will come handy as you prepare to chart a new course for yourself".
Accordingly, she admonished them to make a decision whether they want to go and be searching for the non existent and elusive employment or be a burden to themselves and the society at large or they wanted to be independent and command the respect of all and sundry.
"Now that the Federal Government allowance will no longer suffice as well as stipends from the various places of primary assignment no longer available and guaranteed, I want you to vigorously and extensively pursue the skills and vocations that NYSC through Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme has exposed you to as this will surely put food on your table".
"The service year has provided you with competitive and comparative advantage to combine academic achievements with practical skills and vocations needed to excel in the ever competitive environment. Your participation in SAED and other empowerment programmes should be a launch pad for you to tell the world that investment on you has actually paid off".
The NYSC Ondo State boss charged the outgoing corps members to continue to be good ambassadors of their family, the various institutions of higher learning that trained them and the NYSC that moulded them into becoming better and respectable human beings.
Mrs. Ani who said that she was proud of their exploits at the various places of primary assignment and the host communities announced that six cases of abscondment have been referred to Directorate Headquarters, Abuja for ratification and subsequent remobilisation; five recommended for State Honours Award while twenty two (22) received State Coordinator's Commendation Certificate.
"You are leaving behind legacies that will stand the test of time and I am confident that fitting in into the society will not pose any challenge or threat to your survival in the larger society" she concluded.
The highlight of the event was the displaying of clothing material sewn by corps members under Fashion and Design sub set of the SAED programme.
The event had in attendance the Vice Chairman of the Local Government, Honourable Ayodeji Obayan who delivered the goodwill message of the Executive Chairman who was unavoidably absent and some of the Heads of Federal Government establishments within the council area.
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