NYSC Awarded Most Strategic Govt Establishment of The Decade

As the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) basks in the euphoria of it's fiftieth anniversary celebrations, it has been given double reasons to celebrate after getting awarded as the most strategic government establishment of the decade.

Myschoolnews reports this was disclosed by the Editor-in-Chief/Chief Executive Officer of National Daily, Deacon Sylvester Ebhodaghe at an award night in Lagos where the NYSC Director General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed led some Directors to receive the most strategic government establishment of the decade n behalf of the Scheme.

The organisers of the event poured encomiums on the immeasurable contributions of the NYSC to national unity, economic growth, increased manpower, rural and infrastructural development, improvement in the education and health sectors among others.

Also at the award night, National Daily rewarded Six Ex-Corps Members with the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira each, a plaque and a certificate for outstanding performances during their service year.

The recipients are; Omabe Chigozie Simon, Ejikeme Peter Chukwuebuka, Eze Daniel Uchechukwu, Okonkwo Ifeoma Cheta, Okoye Victor Chukwuemeka and Isiaka Mercy Lovely.

The Special Guest of Honour at the ceremony, who also bagged Global Leadership and Peace Icon Award, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo congratulated the recipients for excelling in their different fields of endeavour.

He said their award is a challenge for them to strive and do more for humanity.

Obasanjo stated further that peace, security and stability are the essential basic ingredients for performance, growth, excellence and development.

He equally said peace is impossible without equity, fairness and justice.

He said over the years, he has been involved in peace-making assignments and mediation around the world.

"Without justice, equity and fairness, there will be no peace and without peace, security and stability, you would not get performance and also would not be able to manifest excellence", he said.

The former President therefore tasked leaders at all levels to exhibit good qualities that will enhance their performances.

He opined that if the right choice of leadership is made, there will be good performances that will enable excellent service delivery.

Obasanjo commended Nigerians in diaspora who excelled in their respective fields on endeavour adding that; "the way you lay your bed is the way you will lie on it.

The definition of success to me is making a place better than you find it. If you are going to be regarded as being successful, you must make things better".

The Editor-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer of National Daily, Deacon Sylvester Ebhodaghe, in his welcome remarks said the recipients were chosen on merit, adding that the award would spur them to make things better for other members of the public.