I ENJOYED MY YOUTH SERVICE CORP!

The aim of NYSC scheme is to incalculcate into the Nigerian youth the spirit of selfless national service to various communities and to promote the spirits of unity and brotherhood of all Nigerians of ethnic, cultural and social background. It also facilitates the deployment of corp members across the federation.  Prior to the perverted level of insecurity and insurgency  that bedeviled the nation which serve as a roadblock in attaining the scheme of NYSC in promoting unity in diversity, thus led to issue of relocation and redeployment.

Am a graduate of Bayero University, Kano with indigene of Kano state but a Jos base corp member.  Before mobilization list is out, all my thought is to be deployed to south-west, south-south or south-east. Therefore can’t wait to saw the list of mobilization and deployment.  God in his mercy and blessing was deployed to Plateau state (Mangu permanent orientation camp). I was very excited and at the same time disturbed because as plateau state has 17 local government council, I feel a bit relief as my friend collect a request letter from my former secondary school to be submitted to the state coordinator office.

Camp life experience is the best ever! Its memory keep on flowing in my vein indeed a regimented life especially Mrs. Peace inspirational voice calling for morning meditation, man o war drill, parade especially our camp commanded Captain OS Kadri (yash  up) to enforce discipline on us, camp variety night and above all MSSN paradise night. It was fun as I get to know many people from East, south, west and north in hostel, parade ground and mosques. Even though I was inactive at the OBS because been in OBS is a full time responsibility that I can’t opt to.

My request was approved to serve in CAIS RIKKOS JOS, the secondary   school that I attended, now in the same shoes with my former teachers and at home enjoying all benefit most especially was been nominated by the principal for WAEC supervision for which I go round 50 school in Jos ERC custodian, it was a bunch of experience as I meet so many students and have make an impact to their life. As I relate with some corps members, find it difficult to secure accommodation and even the 19,800 is not sufficient parents have to supplement an amount to them while others engage in business, save and even remit money back home, others are planning to remain on plateau after service.

During the 2015 INEC General Election exercise my room turns into a mini camp in such some corp members inclusive of female member’s lies their head in preparation of the exercise. During the CDS meeting I serve as a Provost always quarrel with some members in refusal to pay lateness fee but at last rejoice and laugh as it said ‘we disagree to agree’. Am proud to represent my corp members in passing out parade upon all stress and hardship by the military instructors, thus ‘under the sun or in the rain’

Is not easy to be a graduate and to serve a year upon all hardship and simplicity we under goes but now we have step forward to the larger society, I urge us to be good ambassadors of Nigeria and should not wait for white color job get something doing as it said “an idle man is work shop of devil” God is in control. Wish all batch C 2014 plateau state corp members success in life.

Sadiq Ibrahim Ayuba

Pl/14c/0464

Ibrahimsadiq194@gmail.com