The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has urged corps members to discourage all forms of restiveness and strive toward promoting national unity and cohesion.

The Director-General of NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Muhammad Fadah made the call at the swearing-in of NYSC 2022 Batch ‘B’ stream 2 corps members posted to Sokoto state, at the Permanent Orientation Camp, Wamakko Local Government Area, on Tuesday.

He advised the corps members to shun cultism, drug abuse and other social vices and urged them to use the platform to promote national unity.

Fadah, who was represented by the NYSC State Coordinator, Alhaji Muhammad Nakamba, cautioned the corps members to avoid using social media to spread fake news, fuel hatred and other negative purposes.

The DG urged them to use social media for the promotion of national unity and development.

He implored them to be security conscious at all times and to report any suspicious characters or activities around them to appropriate authorities.

Fadah said that Nigeria’s economy was facing challenges and advised the corps members to maximally utilise the skills acquisition training during the service year.

” I would like to remind you that white-collar jobs are not readily available; therefore, I encourage you to avail yourselves of the opportunities offered for self-employment through the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme,” he added.

He further advised the corps members to adhere to preventive and safety measures put in place by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) against the COVID-19 pandemic as the scourge was not yet over.

The D-G encouraged the corps members yet to be vaccinated to avail themselves of the COVID-19 vaccination that would be administered in camp.

He expressed appreciation to the federal, state and local governments as well as law enforcement agencies, traditional rulers and employers of the corps members for the support given to the scheme, especially in the areas of security and general welfare of corps members.

Earlier in his welcome address, the NYSC State Coordinator, Alhaji Muhammad Nakamba, enjoined the corps members to be disciplined, noting that camp life was regimented and not designed to make them comfortable.

He said that Sokoto state was safe, but the corps members needed to comply with the traditions of the people to guarantee their safety throughout their stay in the state.

The Chief Judge of the state, Justice Sa’aidu Sifawa, who was represented by a Senior Magistrate, Junaidu Altine, administered the oath of allegiance to the 406 corps members.

Corps members in camp are comprised of 278 males and 128 females.