Ten Batch ‘C’ members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), who performed exceptionally during their service year were yesterday honoured by the Enugu State Government.

Five of them received the state governmen’s award worth thousands of naira while five others received the NYSC State Governing Board
Chairman’s award.

Three members who absconded from service would be remobilised to start afresh, while five others will serve various terms of extension of service for offences that contravened the byelaws of the Service.

Three corps members died in the state in the course of their service year.

In an address on the occasion of their passing-out ceremony at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi commended them for their sincere contributions to their host communities in the areas of community development services and the growth of critical sectors of the state.

The governor who was represented by his deputy, Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo, urged the corps members to utilise the opportunities offered by the programme to better their future.  He noted that empowering the youth’s skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development in the NYSC programme is the surest way to reduce the current level of unemployment.

The governor expressed satisfaction that the NYSC Scheme has, over the years, contributed immensely to the growth and development of the nation.  In his words, “apart from fostering national unity and integration, the scheme has become a veritable tool for the implementation of very important national development programmes.”  He added that the corps members’ contributions to the growth and development of the state in the areas of healthcare delivery, education and social services will be forever cherished.

Earlier in an address, the State Coordinator of NYSC, Mrs. Nwano Ukagba, noted that the corps members contributed immensely to the overall improvement of education in the state, adding that corps members form a substantial percentage of teaching staff of various public and private schools, especially in the rural communities of the state.