Choose your Husbands and Wives among Bayelsans, Gov. Dickson urges NYSC corps members

The Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Henry Seriake Dickson has urged corps members not to hesitate to choose their spouses from among Bayelsans in the course of their mandatory one-year service programme in the state.

Governor Dickson who stated this on Thursday while declaring open the 2019 Batch B Stream I NYSC orientation programme at Kaiama in Kolokuma/Opokuma local government area, noted that inter-tribal marriages will boost the much needed national integration in the country.

The governor who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, General Services Bureau, Mr. Anthony Ikhobo assured the newly sworn-in corps members that Bayelsa is a home to all Nigerians irrespective of tribe, religion and social status and therefore called on them to use the period of the service year to contribute their own quota to the accelerated development of the state.

He described the NYSC programme as one of the enduring schemes which promotes national unity and called on the  corps members to shun ethnic, religious and political cleavages in their service to the nation.

The Governor used the occasion to advise the corps members to shun drug abuse and other social vices which will tarnish the image of their parents and the NYSC scheme.

 “You must therefore take this opportunity given to you by the NYSC to contribute your own quota in accelerating development to your father land.  In all your dealings throughout this orientation programme and when you are eventually posted to your places of primary assignment, you must put Nigeria first,” he said.

 NYSC state coordinator, Mrs. Elizabeth Ojugo said a total of 1647, which includes 854 males and 793 females are currently undergoing the three-week orientation exercise.

Mrs Ojugo explained that the corps members will participate in drills, physical training, lectures, martial arts and a week-long skills acquisition and entrepreneurship development progamme among many others.

She described the orientation course as the foundation of a successful service year and urged the corps members to participate actively in all camp programmes.

The Chief Judge of the State, represented by Hon. Justice I. Eradiri had earlier administered the Oath of Allegiance and National Pledge on the corps members to symbolise their formal induction into the NYSC programme.

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