By Ade Adedeji, Ilorin
12 National Youth Service Corps members out of the 1, 077 corps that passed out on Thursday in Kwara State will repeat their service year, the State Coordinator, Mrs Fransisca Olaleye had said.
They were to be punished for various offences they committed during the service year.
The Coordinator made this known during a low-key passing out parade held at the NYSC State Secretariat in Ilorin, the state capital.
According to her, 10 corps members, who absconded from the national service, would repeat the entire service, in accordance to the NYSC bye laws.
Olaleye also said another two Corps members that committed other kinds of offences by violating the NYSC bye laws were to repeat the service, ranging from three to six months.
The Coordinator explained that the punitive measures would serve as deterrent to other members while she commended three of the outgoing members, who were given various categories of NYSC Honours.
The three Corps members she said, distinguished themselves exceptionally while on national service and so, were rewarded in accordance with the NYSC Act.
According to her, the vrtues of discipline, hard work, patriotism and obedience exhibited while on national service, were worthy of special recognition.
According to her, the distinguished corps members and their colleagues who also passed out were leaving indelible footprints behind in the state, especially in the area of Community Development Service (CDS).
“The various CDS projects, initiated and executed by the outgoing corps members, have gone a very long way to complement the developmental
efforts of the state government,” Olaleleye said.
