The Ondo state governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu (SAN), has said that the task of nation-building is a collective responsibility of both the leaders and the people.
Arakunrin Akeredolu stated this Tuesday at NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Ikare Akoko, during the official opening/swearing in ceremony for the 2020 Batch ‘B’ (Stream 1A) corps members deployed to Ondo state and their colleagues dislodged from Lagos state.
Akeredolu who was represented by the permanent secretary, Ministry of Youths and Sports Development, Dr. Modupe Esofonie, admonished the corps members to take all the four cardinal programmes of the NYSC seriously as this will justify the huge investment government put at their disposal.
The governor charged the members of the service corps to have a positive outlook on issues affecting the nation and continuously strive to contribute meaningfully at every sector they would be deployed to.
He urged them to create a lasting impression which will encourage the populace to crave for the sustenance of the laudable scheme.
He noted that the orientation course contents have been packaged to prepare the corps members physically, emotionally, mentally and psychologically to learn the rudiments of sacrifice and commitment which the national service stands for.
“You will meet progressive minds from different ethnic groups and religions. Your ability to accommodate their divergent views and live peacefully with them is an assurance that under the right atmosphere, the youth will take us to a safe haven.
“Your coming together should not be viewed or seen as a ploy to foster an ethnic, religious or cultural agenda of a particular zone or region, rather, it should be appreciated as a deliberate attempt by those in authority to make us speak one voice and see ourselves as one indivisible entity.”
