Abia State Governor Alex Otti has assured members of the Nationwide Youth Service Corps, NYSC, posted to serve in the state that their welfare and safety are assured.
Otti gave the reassurance on Friday on the NYSC Everlasting Secretariat in Umunneato, Bende LGA, throughout the swearing-in ceremony of the 2025 Batch “C” Corps members deployed to the state.
Represented by the Commissioner for Youth and Sports activities Improvement, Nwaobilor Ananaba, Otti appealed to the NYSC members to affix palms together with his administration in fostering innovation and the financial improvement of Abia.
“As you start this journey of nationwide service at the moment, I need to guarantee you that the Abia State authorities, beneath my watch, is dedicated to making sure your welfare and safety.
“We have now put in place measures to ensure your well-being, and we’ll proceed to work tirelessly to make sure that you may have a conducive surroundings to serve,” Otti stated.
He urged the corps members to think about remaining in the state upon completion of their service interval, whilst he inspired them to take their orientation course and ability acquisition programmes severely.
The Abia governor recommended the serving members for not too long ago conducting a free medical outreach in a rural group of Obingwa LGA, the place tons of of Abia residents acquired free surgical procedures, studying glasses, and different remedies.
In her message, Abia State Coordinator of NYSC, Gladys Adama, stated a complete of 1,940 corps members, comprising 1,049 females and 891 males, have been totally registered and kitted.
She warned the corps members towards utilizing social media to unfold pretend information and hatred, urging them as an alternative to advertise nationwide unity.
