By Emily Ofide (400 Level)
An orientation awareness programme for final year students eligible to participate in the fThe National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, scheme in 2014 has held in the University of Jos.
Speaking during the event, the Assistant Director of NYSC in Plateau State, Mrs. Na’omi Lengmang enjoined all eligible corps members to begin preparations for the programme.
According to her, “those eligible for the NYSC mobilization include degree and HND holders who are 30 years and below from all Nigerian universities and polythechnics”.
She added that names of candidates qualified to serve are currently being sent by the various institutions to the NYSC after which the mobilization list would be released.
The assistant director disclosed that the previous electronic registration for the scheme would no longer be used he pointed that, “all prospective corps members should note that previous electronic registration for the NYSC program would no longer be used.
Mrs. Lengmang further said that eligible candidates would be posted to different states of the federation with few exceptions. “Married women would be redeployed to where their husbands reside. Candidates with disability, those with medical cases such as mental disorder, HIV, AIDS, hepatitis and other chronic disorders would be posted to where their families are for proper attention except such candidates still feel that they can serve outside where their families are”.
She said. in line with the requirements for the NYSC programme, corps members are to report at their respective NYSC camps on or two days before the stipulated date with their call up letters, eight passport photographs, school identification cards, and statement of result from the school.
She pointed out that, “all corps members who lost their call up letters are to submit an application with an affidavit to the institution early for the next batch. Also, a candidate who misses service in the past for any reason but happens to be a given call up letter should note that such reasons cannot be entertained; he/she must return such call up letter to the institution until the issues are clarified”.
The assistant director warned that corps members should adhere to camp rules adding, “members are not to come to the orientation camp with automobiles as spaces wouldn’t be available”.
She charged the prospective corps members to use the programme as an instrument to develop the community in which they would be serving so as to reflect its motto, “Service and Humanity”.
In an interview, Victor Akanim , a 400 Level student of Mathematics Department described the forum as informative adding, “it has to a large extent, equipped me with vital information that would save me from any trouble that might be caused by ignorance”.
