Two NYSC Members Die, 37 Others Get Extension of Service

Oyo - Two NYSC Members Die, 37 Others Get Extension of Service

Dele Ogunyemi
17 June 2011



Ibadan — Out-going Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Scheme in Oyo state, Barrister Gabriel Ibe on Thursday in Ibadan revealed that two female corps members died in the state during the service year.

The deceased were named as Aguba Chinyere Ada with number OY/10B/1707 from Enugu state and Banjoko Olasubomi with number OY/10B/1736 from Kwara State.

In calling on other passing-out corps member to observe a minute silence for the departed colleagues, the state NYSC Coordinator expressed grief that as at the particular moment when others were passing-out, parents of Olasubomi were busy preparing for the burial of their daughter, which will take place in her home town on Friday.

The NYSC State Coordinator made a case for the establishment of Corps Welfare Committees and the construction of Corpers ' Lodges in all the local government areas in the state, as a measure to further ensure safety of corps members.

A total number of 37, out of the 2,631 members of the 2010 batch "B" corps members posted to the state are to have their service year extended as punishment for their failure to live up to the high expectations of the nation during their service year.

Their offences, according to the NYSC State Coordinator, included absconding from service, truancy, forgery and some other unnamed dubious acts. Nineteen corpers who absconded from the service were to repeat the service year, 18 others were to serve various terms of extension ranging from two to five months, for offences ranging from truancy to forgery and dubious acts.

Barrister Ibe, in his speech at the passing-out ceremony of the 2010 Batch "B" corps members which took place inside the main bowl of Olubadan Stadium, Ibadan however disclosed that 36 corps members who distinguished themselves during the service year were to be honoured for their outstanding performances.

Out of the 36 corps members who were honoured for their outstanding performances, 6 bagged state honour, 8 bagged Chairman 's award while the remaining 22 got commendation.

In his address, the state Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi commended the corps members for the roles they played during the voters ' registration and the April general elections.

Governor Ajimobi who was represented by his deputy, Chief Moses Alake-Adeyemo, said that with the feat, they have shown the world that corps members are real agents of change.

He also commended their patriotism, commitment and diligence over the past 12 calendar months and wished them well in their future endeavours while urging them to bring to play their creativity and entrepreneurial endowments so as to end up as employers of labour instead of job seekers.