Nigeria – Unemployment: Youth Corps

The atmosphere was vibrating with shouts and sounds of victory even as the young men and women were exuding excitement.This was the situation at the National Youth Service Corps NYSC orientation camp, Kubwa during the passing out parade of the 2011 Batch B Corps members. Master Kingsley Ugot not real name, a Youth Corps member that served at Federal Civil Service Secretariat did not hide his feelings that God sustained him all through the service year despite the series of security challenges in the country when he spoke with LEADERSHIP SUNDAY before he left Abuja.Though he was excited but one could read between the lines that it was not yet uhuru for the promising chap who had been working round the clock to secure a permanent employment immediately after his service.However, fate dealt an ugly blow on him because he was not retained in the Commission where he served, neither was he able to secure employment elsewhere in the city. With this development, Ugot had no alternative than to relocate to his home-state, AkwaIbom.He tells his story, “I submitted my curriculum vitae to many places with the hope that I may secure an employment after my passing out, but my efforts were futile. Within the next few days, I will relocate to my state in search of greener pasture, but despite the challenges, I still thank the federal government for giving me the opportunity to serve my fatherland and I will remain indebted to Nigeria”…

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