NYSC: A Force For National Unity, Nation- Building, Says Fashola

[Shola Sholaz]

Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State has thrown his weight behind the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) stating that the scheme has succeeded in instilling some salient societal norms and values into corps members who are the future leaders of the  nation.
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Fashola who identified some key areas where corps members have contributed to the society of their primary assignment said, "Your tireless awareness campaigns against the endemic HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Diabetes, high blood pressure, breast cancer and other killer diseases has left our people better informed."
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Addressing the 2012 Batch B corps members during their passing out parade at the NYSC camp, Ipaja, Lagos, the governor who was represented by the Chairman NYSC Governing Board and Commissioner for Special Duties, Dr.Wale Ahmed said he took note of the corps members posted to Lagos that they were also committed to the implementation and actualisation of the Millennium Development Goals in the state.