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The Ondo State
office of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) yesterday sanctioned
eight 2009/2010 batch C Corps members posted to Ondo State for
absenteeism and abscondment.

Jaiye Ojumu, the
State Coordinator who disclosed this at the passing out parade of the
corps members, said the suspended corps members were part of the 949
youth posted to the state in 2009.

He however noted
that ten of them were given state award for their contribution to the
development of the state through community development programme.

Babatunde Ogundare
was overall best youth corps member for building a medical clinic for
inmates of the Olokuta Maximum Prison Akure.

“Ogundare
distinguished himself during the one year mandatory service. He built a
modern clinic in an over-crowded prison in Akure,” Mr Ojumu said.

State governor,
Olusegun Mimiko urged the corps members to allow lessons of dignity of
labour, self reliance, selfless service and peaceful co-existence that
they imbibed in the last one year to guide them for the rest of their
lives.

“The era of higher
education as a meal ticket or passport to plum employment should give
way to a season of entrepreneurship,” he said, charging Nigerian youth
to resist any attempt by politicians to subvert the democratic process.

Mr Mimiko also
warned corps members that will be engaged by the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) as ad-hoc staff to kick against any
irregularities that some politicians might want to perpetrate. “As the
electioneeringcampaigns have commenced, I want to charge the youth of
this nations to resist being used to subvert the democratic process,
they should conduct themselves in an orderly manner.”

Edo State governor,
Adams Oshiomhole also called on members of the NYSC to join the
campaign against corruption in the country, adding that when the youth
join in the fight against corruption, it means a bright hope for the
future of the country.

He spoke at the
passing out ceremony of corps members deployed to Edo State, where it
was also revealed that two of the corps members died during the service
year.

Mr Oshiomhole said
the lure of easy wealth has turned many youth to the vices of “crime,
cultism, corruption and indiscipline” but said he expected that “as ex
corps members, you will not be found treading the path of crime and
corruption.” The governor said he was satisfied with the corps members’
selfless service in the past one year in the state. He said their
effort have greatly imparted on the socio-economic landscape of Edo
state, especially in the rural communities where majority of them
served.

The state commissioner for youth and sports, Anita Evbuomwan said 13
of the corps members would be asked to repeat their service year over
acts of indiscipline, an action she said “serves as a deterrent not
only to those erring corps members, but also to those still serving.”