The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has deployed 1,316 corps members to Bayelsa State for Batch “B” Stream I of the 2023 service year.
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, while presiding over the swearing-in ceremony of the newly deployed corps members on Friday at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Boro Town, charged them to render quality service to the state and the nation at large.
Governor Diri, represented by the Executive Assistant to the Governor on NYSC Matters, Mr Wisdom Poyeri, also urged the corps members to participate actively in all camp activities to boost their leadership and entrepreneurial skills, assuring that his administration will continue to support the scheme to achieve its set objectives.
He assured them of adequate security and welfare as well as a conducive environment to serve the nation.
In an introductory address, NYSC State Coordinator Mrs Okpalifo Obiageli Charity disclosed that the 1,316 corps members deployed to the state are being registered and gradually adjusting to the demands of the orientation exercise.
She used the medium to thank Governor Diri for building two additional hostels in the camp, noting that it will aid the deployment of more corps members to the state.
The highlight of the event was the administration of national and NYSC pledges to the corps members by the state’s chief judge, Justice Maltide Abrakasa Ayemieye.