Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki
Eighteen members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Batch A Stream II in Ebonyi State will repeat the service year.
Coordinator of the scheme in Ebonyi State, Mrs. Mercy Bamai, stated this in Abakaliki, the state capital, on Thursday while addressing the corps members of the batch during their passing-out parade at the Pa Oruta Ngele Township Stadium Abakaliki.
According to the State Coordinator, 10 of the sanctioned corps members are female while eight are male.
She said that another 25 Corps members will serve extension of service ranging from one to four months.
Their offences, she said, ranged from abscondment from service to unauthorized journeys and other miscellaneous offences.
Mrs. Bamai charged the outgoing corps members to keep the flag of NYSC flying in their character and comportment.
“Some of the corps members did not live up to expectation and will be punished in accordance with the NYSC bye laws.
“To that effect, 18 (eight male and 10 females) will repeat the whole service year while 25 (13 males and 12 female) will serve extension of service ranging from one to four months on half pay.
“I strongly believe that this should serve as a deterrent to the 2021 Batches B and C corps members still on ground, who should learn a lesson from this, “she added.
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, congratulated the Corps members and commended them for impacting positively on pupils, students, and their host communities.
He charged them to remain steadfast in their commitment to the cause of nation building.
Represented by the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Charles Akpuenika, the Governor urged them to participate in the 2023 electoral process.
“As much as I encourage you to participate actively, let the peace and unity of the nation, fair play as well as discipline, be your watch words and guiding principles.
“As change agents, and ambassadors of the NYSC scheme, I charge you to be part of history by striving to build a nation that is peaceful, genuinely united and economically viable,” he said.
