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Gov. Zulum Donates 100 Bags Of Rice, 100 back of Beans 10 Cows To Corps Members
…..NYSC DG warns against night journeys
Joel Ajayi
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has donated 100 bags of rice, 100 bags of beans, 50 kegs of 50 litres of Vegetable Oil and 10 Cows to the 2023 Batch ‘C’ Stream One Corps Members deployed to the State.
He made the donation today in his address at the Swearing-in Ceremony of the Corps Members held at the Temporary Orientation Camp in Government Secondary School, Maiduguri.
He said his administration places high priority on the security and welfare of the Corps Members, therefore, he would continue to sustain his positive gesture to the Scheme.
Governor Zulum enjoined the Corps Members to utilize the opportunities of the three weeks Orientation Course to settle down in their host communities and contribute their quota to the development of Borno State.
Speaking through the State’s Head of Service, Barrister Mallam Fannami, the Governor urged the Corps Members to serve as agents of national unity and development and also strive to win prizes for excellent performances during service.
He commended the founding fathers of NYSC adding that the usefulness of the Scheme outweighs it’s challenges.
The NYSC Borno State Coordinator, Mr Adamu Jiya said the Corps Members have adjusted to camp activities.
He lauded the State Government for its commitment towards the success of NYSC activities, especially since the resumption of Orientation Courses in the State.
“A total of 824 Corps Members comprising 489 males and 335 males were registered.
They will be exposed to the various history, culture and traditions of Borno people, including leadership and citizenship training, drills as well as skill acquisition and entrepreneurship deployment among others”, the Coordinator said.
While addressing the Corps Members after their swearing-in ceremony, the NYSC Director General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed, who also witnessed the ceremony warned them against embarking on unauthorized and night journeys.
He advised that they should learn the culture of their host communities and integrate with them.
“Work hard, don’t waste your time but remain focused. Ensure you get approval from NYSC if it’s compulsory that you travel”, the DG said.
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Musawa Seeks Broader Significance for June 12
Joel Ajayi
The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, Esq., says June 12 must be remembered as a sacrifice that gave Nigerians democracy, beyond its status as a public holiday.
In a statement signed on Saturday by the Senior Assistant Media & Publicity to the Honourable Minister,Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy Dr Nneka Ikem Anibeze Ph.D in Abuja.
Musawa stated this at the national premiere of “MKO”, a film on Chief Moshood Abiola, held at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, Lagos, to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary.
She said 33 years after June 12, 1993, many young Nigerians know it only as a holiday, but the film turns it back into memory.
“For too many young Nigerians, June 12 is simply a public holiday. This film tells them that our democracy did not arrive by chance. It was fought for. It was defended. It was paid for. This documentary is in honour of the heroes of June 12, the men and women who gave their lives for the mandate of June 12, 1993 and for the democracy Nigeria enjoys today,” the Minister said.
Musawa hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chief Host, for his participation in the June 12 struggle and paying the price in exile, adding that Nigeria’s creative industry will keep telling the story of its democracy with courage.
“Through film and the creative economy, Nigeria will preserve its history. A nation that forgets its past loses its way to the future. Nigeria has a story and our story deserves to be told,” she said.
Earlier, the director of the investigative documentary, Ose Oyamendan, said the film was in honour and memory of heroes who fought for Nigeria’s democracy.
“There was Hope ’93 and now there is Renewed Hope. There was a man who sacrificed his life so we may have democracy and there is a man who almost lost his life fighting for democracy who is now helping build a lasting democracy.
“There was a great man called Bashorun MKO Abiola and there is now another great man called Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Democrats. Nationalists. Nation builders. Leaders of men and women. We must never forget our story. We must always honour and remember our heroes,” Oyamendan said.
Top government officials including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the wife of the President Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Chief of Staff to the President Rt. Femi Gbajabiamila, state Governors, members of the National Assembly, Ministers and other distinguished dignitaries attended the premiere.
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