The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has charged corps members to strive to become leaders with a difference.
He made the challenge when he paid an unscheduled visit to Villa Nova Estate, Apo-Dutse Abuja, venue of a two-day leadership training organised for corps members by Lux Terra Network Advocacy group.
The DG in a statement signed by the director, Press and Public Relations, Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, said ineffective leadership is the bane of any society. She urged the participants to take home lessons learned and utilise same maximally for the benefit of the nation.
He noted that the next crop of leaders could emerge from amongst them and urged them to propagate the tenets of national unity and integration, which he said are the two major strings that have held Nigeria firmly since the amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates in 1914.
“You too have been destined to become leaders in different capacities. So, I implore you to become responsible citizens that can be trusted leaders,” he added.
He commended the organisers and urged them to come up with a proposal on how to expand the programme to include all corps members serving in every nook and cranny of the country for greater impact.
Earlier, Mrs. Inya Ode, while welcoming the NYSC helmsman stated that the quest for a better Nigeria and the desire to promote citizenship, conflict prevention and nation building was why the Network and Advocacy Group of Lux Terra Leadership Foundation with the support from OSIWA came up with the training.
