President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar
Bukola Saraki has declared that, the Nigerian youths have capacities to compete
favourably amongst their peers and match any young people in the world.
To enhance the potentiality of
Nigerian youths, Saraki said Nigerian leaders must do everything humanly
possible to give the youths the opportunity to showcase themselves.
Speaking on Sunday at Yikpata,
Kwara state orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Saraki
added that, “most of you will shine if we give you that opportunity; we shall
do everything to ensure that your future is bright.”
Saraki had visited the NYSC
orientation camp to commiserate with corps members over the death of one of
them, Miss Hilda Amadi Ichechukwu.
After inspecting facilities in
the camp, Senate President promised to contribute to the renovation of
facilities there.
Not satisfied with the state of
the camp, Saraki said there was a definite need for government to improve upon
the medical and other facilities in the camp.
While lamenting the demise of a
corps member, Miss Hilda Amadi Ichechukwu, Saraki said Nigerian youths can
match their counterparts anywhere in the world in terms of creativity and
government must do everything to ensure they fulfil their dreams.
The Senate President led a minute
silence in honour of the late corps member and described his visit as part of a
process of immortalising her.
He, however, argued that the
development, or the absence of suitable facilities at NYSC camps across the
country were not enough reasons to review the scheme which he noted was a
‘valuable asset’ to Nigeria.
Although he did not announce
specific amount of his intervention, Saraki said the clinic, hostel facilities,
kitchen, and other components of the camp are in dire need of expansion and
rehabilitation.
He also promised to ensure that
the fencing of the camp is started and completed on time to further improve
security at the camp.
The Senate President promised to
use his ‘persuasive influence’ to ensure that Kwara state government begins to
pay local monthly allowance to corps members serving in the state.
He added: “Coming here always
bring good memories because as governor of the state I had occasions to be here
and I had cultivated a special relationship with this camp. Thus when I heard
of the unfortunate incident I felt bad and decided to come and condole with you.
We must take up the responsibility of doing more to ensure this type of thing
doesn’t happen again and that every NYSC is of good memories for each of you.
This should not be a place of endurance but a place you should be happy to have
been to, something that will impact on your life even after here.
“We have the responsibility to
improve your condition and I have gone around and seen things for myself and
identified the areas where we need to intervene such as the kitchen, hostels
etc. Times are hard but we have a great country that has potentials. You have
capacities to match any young people in the world and we must give you that
opportunity. Most of you will shine if we give you that opportunity; we shall
do everything to ensure that your future is bright.”
Earlier, State Director of the
NYSC, Mr. Amaefule Remigius had described the late Miss Amadi as a young lady,
full of life, intelligent, beautiful and very active in all camp activities
while alive. There are 1,940 corps members, made up of 955 males and 985
females undergoing the three-week orientation course in the camp.
Remigius also revealed that the
state government has provided 300 mattresses, 150 bunk beds and 300 plastic
chairs to the camp while the NYSC Director General provided 200 double bunk
beds and 400 mattresses.
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