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Sanwo-Olu, Kitted In NYSC Uniform, Makes Big Promises To Corps Members
Sanwo-Olu was kitted in an NYSC uniform, splashing cash on corps members.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has given N100,000 cash gift to each of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members passing out from the orientation in the Batch ‘B’ Stream 1.
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The governor attended the passing out parade on Tuesday at the NYSC camp in Iyana Ipaja.
A total of 4,277 Corps members were posted to Lagos for the Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 orientation, but only 2,822 graduates could be accommodated in the Iyana Ipaja camp. Others were camped in Ogun and Osun.
Therefore, Sanwo-Olu announced the approval of N5 billion to hasten the construction of a new Orientation Camp in Agbowa, Ikorodu Division in order to fix the space constraint.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the NYSC camp in Iyana Ipaja, Lagos
He also pledged continuous funding to the project, promising that the site would be completed before the end of his tenure.
Besides, the governor gave automatic employment offers into the state’s civil service to 100 Corps members in Stream 1, who, at the end of their service year, are adjudged to have distinguished themselves in their respective places of primary assignment.
“I am impressed by the sense of responsibility and hard work which Corps members in Lagos have shown in the course of their service year,” Sanwo-Olu stated.
“I have adopted this particular batch as my Corps and I will be monitoring your efforts.
“At the end of your service year, the best 100 Corps members in this batch will get automatic employment into Lagos public service.
“Additionally, each Corps member here today is to go home with N100,000 as a form of welfare support.”
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu with corps members in the state
The Lagos governor admonished the corps members not to let the objectives of the national service be lost on them, noting that the significance of the scheme was to explore the strength of the country’s diversity to foster national unity.
He described Lagos orientation camp as “a microscopic representation” of the country, pointing out that the state remained a melting pot of cultures, languages and traditions where the corps members would experience a first-hand strength that came with diversity.
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Sanwo-Olu advised the youths to show high level of responsibility in dealing with challenging situations they may find themselves in, cautioning them to avoid incendiary narratives propagated through social media.
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