Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has disclosed that his government plans to increase the allowances of serving corps members posted to rural and hard-to-reach areas of the state.
Obiano made the disclosure while addressing 2018 Batch ‘C’ corps members in Umunya Temporary Orientation Camp in Oyi Local Government Area.
Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Solo Chukwelobelu, the governor said the incentive was to raise the corps members’ morale for more commitment in the discharge of their duties.
He said: “We note with pride that Anambra pays the highest remuneration to corps members posted to the State.
“We are working out modalities to offer differential payment of allowances in their favour in order to further encourage those in the rural/hard-to-reach areas of the State.”
He further charged the NYSC members to abide by the electoral laws and refused being used by desperate politicians for their ulterior motives ahead 2019 elections.
“You must emulate your predecessors who were unbiased umpires in previous elections. You must not fail the nation which reposes lots of confidence in you” he said.
Obiano restated his continued provision of adequate security and welfare to the corps members during the elections and the remaining part of their service year.
He also reassured the readiness of the permanent orientation camp site before the end of the year to enable the next batch have their orientation course in the new site.
The NYSC Coordinator in the State, Mr. Kehinde Aremu, said prospective corps members who were supposed to serve in the State were moved to Ebonyi and Imo states due to insufficient camping facilities.
He regretted that the present site owned by the Anglican church had become grossly inadequate considering the number of prospective corps members posted to the state.
He said, “Sadly, corps members deployed to Anambra will be holding their orientation course in Imo. Earlier this year, Anambra corps members were dislodged to Ebonyi and Imo states.
“This is because Anambra is the only state in South-East of Nigeria without a permanent orientation camp.
“I wish to seize this opportunity to appeal to the vibrant private sector in Anambra to complement the efforts of the state government towards delivering the orientation camp in Umuawulu/Mbaukwu for 2019 Batch A.”
Aremu explained that posting of the corps members was guided by the scheme’s policy and requests from deserving employers which fitted into the human capital development strategy of the state government.
He said the corps members had been trained with fitness drill and entrepreneurial skills as well as the culture of the people to enable them to contribute maximally to the communities they were posted for primary assignment.
The coordinator also thanked the state government, the Anglican Church and other partnering agencies for their support and success of the orientation course.
