On Tuesday, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori urged local governments and the organised private sector to adequately support the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to boost its operations.

Mr Oborevwori made the appeal at the swearing-in of NYSC Batch A Stream 1 at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Issele-Uku.

Mr Oborevwori said adequate support and encouragement would enable corp members to maximise their creative and productive potential for accelerated national development.

“While I implore all stakeholders to ensure that they render the requisite support and encouragement to the scheme, I challenge corps members to see themselves as critical agents of positive change and development,” he said.

The governor advised the corps members to identify with their host communities’ culture, customs and aspirations.

Mr Oborevwori congratulated them on their successful completion of tertiary education, which qualified them for induction into the NYSC scheme.

“The NYSC orientation programme is designed to equip you physically and socially for the onerous challenge of national integration and nation-building.

“This is a challenge and an opportunity to contribute to the task of national regeneration, which should be accepted with solid dedication and loyalty to the fatherland.

“It is instructive to note that your predecessors left appreciable indelible imprint during their service year in such critical areas of national concern.

“The state expects that you would surpass the laudable accomplishments of your predecessors,” he said.

Mr Oborevwori urged the corps members to use their service year to lay the foundation for the proper practical realisation of their roles.

“I urge you to shun negative tendencies such as criminality, thuggery, cultism and other anti-social behaviours,” he said.

(NAN)