YD Ahmed, the director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has cautioned corps members against the misuse of social media.
Ahmed spoke while addressing the 2024 Batch ‘A’ Stream 2 corps members during his visit to the Gombe and Bauchi orientation camps respectively.
The director-general urged the corps members not to misuse social media, but rather use it for social interaction among one another, self-empowerment and to foster national unity and integration.
In a statement, Eddy Megwa, director of information and public relations of the NYSC, Ahmed also emphasised the importance of “discipline” among corps members.
He warned them to adhere strictly to the NYSC dress code, adding that improper dressing would attract sanctions.
“Please remain disciplined throughout the service year. The service year is a year of reflection that you design how you want your future to look like,” he said.
While presenting the camp situation report to the DG, Chinwe Nwachukwu, the NYSC Gombe coordinator, said all corp members “have displayed a high sense of discipline, resilience, loyalty and commitment to all camp activities”.
She added that they registered 1,307 corps members, comprising 666 females and 729 males.
Also speaking, Rifkatu Daniel, the NYSC Bauchi coordinator, said the corps members “demonstrated strong zeal towards the realization of the objectives of the orientation course”.