The NYSC Osun State Co-ordinator, Mrs. Winifred Shokpeka, has charged corps members to sustain the zeal of patriotism by imbibing lessons taught during the orientation course as they proceed in their service year trajectory.

She made this known while delivering the address of the Director General, Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim and officially declaring the Orientation Course closed at the NYSC Osun State Permanent Orientation Camp, Ede, on Tuesday.

She congratulated and felicitated with the corps members on the successful completion of their orientation course and urged them to accept their postings in good faith so they can hit the ground running in their contribution to national development.

"As my children, I enjoin you to accept your PPA postings in good faith by conforming with workplace culture and respecting traditions of your local community to ensure a stress-free service year, " she added.

While she acknowledged the end of the in-camp SAED training, the foremost corps member in the state urged the corps members not to relent but forge ahead by consolidating on the skills acquired through post-camp trainings offered by the facilitators and instructors.

She added that they are constantly in liaison with collaborating funding agencies such as the CBN, BOA, BOI and others to assist corps members with competitively-flexible funding options that will allow them become employers of labour and proud success stories on self-empowerment worthy of emulation.

Furthermore, she asserted the importance of corps members' security and the efforts being made by management to guarantee it. She admonished the latter to be responsible in their security choices and decisions as they move out of camp. For one, night journeys are a no-no and corps members are advised to stop-over in barracks and other safe places whenever they are on a journey and it clocks 6pm.

In her concluding remarks, Mrs Winifred called on the corps members to eschew local political participation. As ambassadors of the scheme, corps members are expected to shun drug abuse, cyber crime, advance fee fraud and all other forms of crimes rampant amongst youths.

She reiterated the role of the older generation such as employers of labor in molding the upcoming generation and urged them to stand firm in their moral responsibility of rightly mentoring the youth.

Other highlights of the closing ceremony include presentation of letters of commendation to deserving corps members such as elected platoon heads, corps camp directors, as well as locators/founders of lost valuable items.