Brigadier General Muhammad Fadah, the director general of the National Youth Service Corps, has asked Corps Members who would serve as poll workers during the general elections in 2023 to uphold electoral rules. At the orientation camps in the states of Yobe and Jigawa, where the 2022 Batch “C” Corps members were present, he made the announcement today.
Fadah emphasized the need for them to serve as fair umpires and issued a warning about the dangers of allowing themselves to be duped by someone. He explained to them that the NYSC enjoyed widespread support from the public as a result of the Corps Members’ efforts to the fair administration of previous elections, which also led to praise for the Program from both domestic and foreign observers.
The Scheme’s Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development program offers prospects for self-employment, and the Director General recommended the Corps Members take advantage of these opportunities.
He further stated that many of their forebears who had supported the initiative were now the proprietors of successful companies that were employing others. General Fadah asked the Corps Members, who he had earlier congratulated on the successful completion of their studies, to lead the charge in promoting national unity and to maintain their discipline throughout the service year.
They were warned by the Director General to abstain from vices such as cultism, drug misuse, and trafficking. The use of social media to advance integration and national unity was also suggested by him.
Fadah urged the Corps Members to converse freely, respect the traditions of their host communities, and make an effort to form enduring friendships. To raise the level of living in their host communities, he urged them to determine the needs that were perceived by those communities.
The Corps Members were also urged not to make needless trips by General Fadah, who added: “You must get permission if going somewhere is necessary. Avoid driving at night, only enter automobiles at authorized Metroparks, and always be alert for security threats.”
The Yobe State Coordinator, Mrs Hafsat Yerima, welcomed the Director General and announced that there were 836 registered Corps Members in the Camp, including 492 men and 344 women. All 1,203 Corps Members registered in Jigawa State had adjusted to the Camp’s regimented atmosphere, according to Coordinator Mrs Aishatu Adamu’s report to the Director General.
Both of them credited the Camp staff’s cooperation and the Corps Members’ stringent discipline for the success that had been observed.
