The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed, has assured corps members engaged by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that the Scheme will not in any way abandon them in the course of the electoral assignment.
The Director General gave the assurance during the interactive session he had with the corps members at the various Registration Area Centres (RACs) within Akure North and Akure South Local Governments respectively.
The NYSC boss who was represented by the Director, Corps Welfare and Health Services, Mr. Omotade Ayodele Folorunso Benjamin charged the corps members to be security conscious at all times and keep eyes on one another throughout the period of the sensitive assignment.
Omotade admonished the members of the service corps to conform with the rule of engagement and never to put themselves in harm's way by going overboard or act in a manner that will scuttle the assignment which ultimately may bring ridicule to the enviable status of the Scheme.
"My dear children, I am extremely proud of you all as you have shown impressive commitment and sacrifice towards this major assignment and I am bold to say that if all what I have seen so far is anything to go by, we have crossed the rubicon and on the way to making history yet again. The fact that you are part of this task is enough to etch your names in gold as part of those who stabilise this country politically".
He said that the corps members should not be in a hurry to leave for their various Polling Units (PUs) without conducting a thorough check on all their materials to ascertain if they were adequate or not, and then report their observations immediately to the Supervisory Presiding Officers, who will inform the INEC State Office promptly.
"I have said it repeatedly that NYSC will protect you if you remain good ambassadors of the Scheme and act in consonance with the electoral law, but note that a child who brings shame and disgrace to the family will be left alone to face the full consequences of his or her actions" he warned.
The Director enjoined them to be their brothers' keeper, noting that an injury to one is an injury to all, insisting that they should always move and work as a team, saying that INEC assignment is a collaborative one.
The Director General's representative acknowledged the improvement over previous elections, asserting that the presence of security personnel in all RACs as well as provision of illumination and conveniences were a welcome development.
The corps members were happy to see their father, the Director General, who was accompanied by the NYSC Southwest Area Office 1 and the NYSC Ondo State Coordinator, Mrs. Kuburat Omowumi Bakare.
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