The Brigade Commander, 32 Artillery Brigade, Owena Cantonment, Akure, Brigadier General Justin Ifeanyi has promised to visit the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Ikare-Akoko to do a proper assessment of the Orientation camp.
The Brigade Commander made the promise while interacting with the NYSC Ondo State Coordinator, Mrs. Kuburat Omowumi Bakare, who called on the Barracks to congratulate him on his recent appointment.
General Ifeanyi, who once served as a Camp Commandant, during the administration of one of the past State Coordinators said that on-the-spot assessment of the facilities and infrastructures will assist him in making an informed decision and how best to offer professional services as a trained officer of the Nigerian Army.
The Brigade Commander, who thanked the Stste Coordinator for the honour accorded him with the visit declared that the Nigerian Army and the National Youth Service Corps could best be described as siamese twins, tracing the relationship back to when the Scheme was established almost 52 years ago.
The one star General promised to do all within his legitimate capacity to ensure that the State Coordinator and NYSC Ondo State, by extension, received the best attention from the Cantonment always.
"We can not underplay the importance of security of citizens and residents of this country, as we have swore to protect the territorial integrity of our dear country, and in doing so, I am promising you that we shall do whatever is permissible to ensure that your administration is productive and meaningful".
The General, who hinted that himself and other heads of security agencies as well as paramilitary organisations in the state, have resolved to make the Sunshine State more peaceful to live and attractive to people with business ideas, emphasised that no criminal element will have a place to hide in all the nooks and crannies of the state.
He assured the State Coordinator that corps members who are mandatorily serving the fatherland would be adequately protected from all harms, adding that they have a conspicuous place in his agenda for his administration in the state.
Earlier in her address, the State Coordinator, Mrs. Kuburat Omowumi Bakare appealed to the Brigade Commander to use his wealth of experience to address the security situation in the state, especially as it concerned the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Ikare-Akoko.
The State Coordinator harped on the infrastructural deficit in the orientation camp and encouraged the Brigade Commander to help in relating to the State Government and other well-meaning Nigerians that can help upgrade the infrastructures.
She particularly cited the low perimeter fence which has continued to be a source of worry and concern to successive NYSC administrators in the state, saying the earlier the fence is raised, the better, as this will ward off encroachment, miscreants and intruders in the society.
"Brigade Commander, Sir, I wish to let you know that we had a surge of members of the service corps during the last orientation course as a result of dislodgement of Lagos corps members to Ondo State, and this may continue for some time. We need your support to escalate our plight on the urgent need to fix some infrastructures at the camp" she pleaded.
The State Coordinator decried the over socialisation of some soldiers on camp, which, according to her, undermine the discipline that serves as a focal point during the orientation course.
The State Coordinator, while requesting for logistics support in the area of supply of security gadgets to enhance security operations in the camp, appealed for the deployment of more mature and experienced soldiers who are well conversant in the operations of the orientation course assignments.
Responding to these requests and observations, the Brigade Commander reminded the NYSC team that the Nigerian Army is a disciplined organisation that does not condone any act of lawlessness from any of its officers and men, and promised to address the matter immediately.
General Ifeanyi also promised to speak on behalf of the Scheme in the state to the executive arm of the Government on the porous camp, which is capable of undermining the security in the State.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO SAFETY OF LIVES AND PROPERTIES
- CP assures NYSC Ondo State
The Commissioner of Police, Ondo State Command, CP Wilfred Olatokunbo Afolabi has assured the NYSC management that lives and properties of corps members would be adequately safeguarded.
The Commissioner of Police gave the assurance when he had in audience, the NYSC Ondo State Coordinator, Mrs. Kuburat Omowumi Bakare and her management team.
Afolabi, while advising corps members to avoid actions inimical to the growing image of the National Youth Service Corps, charged them to be conversant with security tips and other valuable pamphlets provided them to help them navigate the service year successfully.
The new Police Boss who served in Ede town in the Old Oyo state, admonished the corps members to be conversant with their civic rights as citizens. He reminded the NYSC team that corps members are not above the law and should continue to be law abiding and responsible strata of the society.
He promised that his Command will do its utmost best to ensure their safety at all times while adding that corps members should not take their status as a ticket to misbehave, saying that the Constitution of the Federal Republic which guarantees security for all citizens and residents, equally have provision to deal with erring citizens.
The CP said that he maintained an open door policy and would be willing to address issues concerning members of the service corps brought to his notice, saying that the Nigeria Police and the NYSC are partners in progress.
Explaining her mission to the State Headquarters of the Police Command, the NYSC Ondo State Coordinator, Mrs. Kuburat Omowumi Bakare said she called to felicitate with the CP on his well-deserved appointment.
Bakare, who intimated her host that the NYSC and Nigeria Police has very good and cordial relationships over the years, appealed to the new Police boss to give priority attention to issues relating to corps members in his agenda for the state.
The NYSC Ondo State boss, while praising the conducts of officer and men deployed for national assignment at the NYSC Orientation camp, hinged on the need for the personnel to maintain professional boundaries when dealing with corps members.
She said that the youths of nowadays will want to go out of legitimate ways to achieve whatever what they set ahead of them, but admonished the personnel of the collaborating agencies to allow their actions be guided by code of conduct for all camp officials.
She reminded the Commissioner that the scheme frowns at over-socialization which has the tendency to undermine the discipline of corps members.
While wishing the new Police Chief a peaceful and successful administration, the NYSC Ondo State helmsman said that she looked forward to continuous support and assistance during his tenure.
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