Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has charged corps members serving in the state to leave enduring legacies and assured them of his administration’s support for the National Youth Service Corps.
Fubara particularly assured the corps members of their welfare and security throughout the duration of the service year, while urging them to be good ambassadors of the oil-rich state.
The governor stated this at the NYSC permanent orientation camp in Nonwa-Gbam, Tai Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Batch A Stream I orientation course for Corps Members deployed to the State.
The governor, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Special Services Bureau, Office of the Secretary to the State Government, Samson Friday, urged the corps members to “serve selflessly in your Places of Primary Assignment and leave enduring legacies that will stand the test of time.
He further said the ongoing comprehensive renovation of the camp facilities will receive speedy completion and further assured them that Rivers State remains “a home away from home for all Corps Members posted in the 23 LGAs of the State.”
The governor also charged them to be ‘exemplary, honest, committed, and dedicated in all that they do, and to be good ambassadors of the NYSC Scheme.”
In his remarks, the State NYSC Coordinator, Moses Oleghe, in his farewell address, appealed to the Corps Members to “shine as light and dispel the darkness of tribalism, ethnic bigotry, hate speech, and corruption which has eaten deep into the fabric of the nation’s life.”
He advised them to “make a difference in the service year by contributing selflessly to the lives of others, especially members of your host communities.”
Speaking further, he appealed to Corps Employers to provide Corps Members with a suitable and conducive environment to thrive and appreciated Governor Fubara for his massive support to the NYSC Scheme in the State.”
The National Youth Service Corps is a compulsory post-tertiary programme established by the Nigerian government under the military administration of General Yakubu Gowon to promote national unity and aid in the reconstruction, reconciliation and rebuilding of the country after the Nigerian Civil War.
