HRM Oba Abdurasheed Ayotunde Olabomi, the Aragbiji of Iragbiji land has visited Prospective Corps Members at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Ede, Osun State on Monday.

Oba Abdurasheed, during his visit said the NYSC programme is an agent of social engineering because it brings people from different cultural background into a unit for national unity and cohesion.

He further stated that the NYSC is similar to military trainings found in the United States of America, and that it is an opportunity for Prospective Corps Members to seize the opportunity to be servicemen in Nigeria.

In his establishment of the importance of the NYSC programme in the lives of young Nigerians, Oba Abdurasheed said that the NYSC is the best thing that has happened to Nigeria because it allows people the opportunity to travel from their place of origin, birth or permanent residence to explore new territories.

Oba Abdulrasheed who delivered the traditional lecture said that the Yorubas are “very scientific” and industrious because they major in sculptures, graphics, art works, cosmetics, clothing, hair-do. Oba Abdurasheed enjoined PCMs to use the opportunity of serving in one of Yoruba’s historic State, Osun to amplify their knowledge, and learn new things.

Speaking on his NYSC experience, he said it was “worthwhile,” and PCMs should allow the programme pass through them because it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Oba Abdurasheed enjoined PCMs to be respective of elders especially Camp officials, that they should be responsible because Osun State, and the Yoruba culture in its entirety promotes respect amid any other thing.

Earlier in his speech, he said Osun State is a homogeneous State which will allow PCMs become fluent in a new language because the homogeneity allows for that.

He taught PCMs numbers and alphabets in Yoruba and also stated that being a tonal language, a word could have more than one meaning and therefore urged the PCMs to learn the use of such words while they serve in the State.