At least thirty-five corps members of the 2016 Batch ‘A’ Stream II, National Youth Corps Service (NYSC) who served in Delta State out of 2, 613 were sanctioned for sundry offences, and in accordance with the bye-law of the service corps.
Mr. Benjamine Omotade, the State Co-ordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who confirmed this to journalists yesterday at media chat held in Asaba, said that out of the 2, 613 corps members comprising 1, 152 (male and female), the thirty five corps members were found wanting, and reprimanded accordingly.
He disclosed that in line with the policy of the scheme to reward hard work and dedicated corps’ members, two female corps members who distinguished themselves in their national service in all cardinal programme of the service corps scheme.
Noting that some corps’ members who exhibited un-seriousness may suffer some set back, Mr. Omotade called on corps members to shun violence and criminal tendencies that will jeopardize their lives, rather engage in meaningful ventures that would guarantee them a better future.
“I want to remind the corps’ members that as they going into the world, they work hard as independent persons to ensure they achieved their targeted goals” he added.
In another development, the Chief Press Secretary to the Delta State Governor, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, has flayed the continued attack oN rule of law in the last one year by different groups of people, saying that it calls for critical examination by journalists.
Aniagwu who made this known yesterday in Asaba while exchanging views with media practitioners, said that journalist will fall short of his/her duties if he/she failed to critically examine situations and exercise if responsibilities of property informing the public.
Noting that journalists have the responsibility to hold leaders accountable, to the people, the Chief Press Secretary call on journalists to reflect on their responsibility vested in the media by the provision of section 22 of the Nigerian Constitution.
His words: “The section of the constitution made it clear that the media has a responsibility to hold leaders/government accountable to the people, and it must take stock to establish how many persons have suffered on account of their duties” and challenged journalists to always address issues with critical minds.
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