NYSC Director Cautions Corps Members Against Drug Abuse

The Director of the Procurement Department of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Directorate Headquarters, Chinwendu Ogbonannaya Chukwu has charged members of the service corps to shun drug abuse and other social vices that may endanger their lives.

He urged them to sustain the unity and integration of the country as bequeathed by the founding fathers of the scheme.

He made the charge while addressing the 2023 Batch ‘B’ (Stream 1) corps members undergoing the orientation course at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Ikare-Akoko.

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Chukwu, who boasts of reputable feats during his tenure as Coordinator in Rivers State between August 2018 and September 2021 said that the corps members should not allow vested interest of selfish individuals to sow the seed of disunity and rancour among them.

The one-time Director, NYSC South East Area Office who is a recipient of commendation letters from two past Directors-General appealed to the future leaders-in training to start thinking about the future and be ready to make sacrifices for the development of humanity.

He advised them not to give in to peer pressure which may compel them into activities capable of jeopardizing their future.