Five corps members to repeat service year in Bauchi

Mrs Rifkatu Yakubu, the state Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Bauchi State, on Thursday, said that five corps members of the 2022 Batch B stream 1, would repeat their service year in the state.

She disclosed this during the collection of Certificates of National Service by the corps members.

Yakubu said that the affected corps members were sanctioned for various offenses including abscondment and absenteeism during their service year.

She reiterated that the scheme has zero tolerance for truancy and would not hesitate to punish any erring corps member.

According to her, 10 other corps members would have their service year extended for at least three weeks or one month for various misconducts during their service year.

She, however, called on the passing out corps members to go straight home and reunite with their parents and relatives, urging them not to travel at night.

“Those of you taking part in the post camp Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development training, if you have not completed, you can carry on and complete it and for those of you that have not learned any skills, I want to advise that you start something.

“During your service year, at the end of the month, no matter how small, you know that alert will come in. But now that the service has come to an end, if you don’t involve yourself in doing something, honestly speaking, you will be demoralised in life.

“Don’t cause your parents pain because one of the worst things a parent can witness is to see his or her child being a graduate, sleeping at home every morning and asking for what to eat, transport money to go and visit a friend and money for a recharge card.

“Your parents want to see you up in the morning, going out to do something, no matter how little you will get, it is better than staying out home doing nothing,” she said.

Nothing less than 747 corps members passed out in the state and were issued Certificates of National Service.