By Josephine Oguntoyinbo

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The Ondo State Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Mrs. Victoria Ani has led some Management Staff and representatives of 2022 Batch ‘A’ (Stream II) corps members to the palaces of Olukare and Owa-Ale Adimula of Ikareland on routine visits.

Speaking at the two palaces, the State Coordinator said her visit was to inform the royal fathers that NYSC and the generality of Corps members deployed to the state have arrived, the town for the orientation course.

Ani said that NYSC will continue to cherish the fatherly support the two first class and prominent rulers have been giving to the Scheme since inception.

She said that NYSC management in the state will not hesitate to seek the wise counsel of the foremost rulers whenever the need arises while maintaining that the camp has been a blessing to the entire Akoko Division of the State.

The NYSC boss reminded the custodians of the heritage of Akoko people of her initial request for philanthropists and well meaning sons and daughters of the ancient town to come over to the NYSC permanent orientation camp and invest their resources to help develop the place.

She told the rulers of the urgent need for assistance from them to mitigate the damage caused by the violent and strong winds at the camp.

Responding separately at their palaces, the Olukare and Owa-Ale Adimula promised to address their respective subjects on the matter and make them see reasons why the camp should not suffer.

At Olukare’s palace, Oba Akadiri Momoh confirmed that NYSC is assisting both the citizens and the residents as the economic activities of the town is always on the increase each time there is orientation course.

Oba Momoh, said that his people were fully committed to the development of the camp and would do everything humanly possible to preserve what the Federal Government bequeathed to them.

“We fought for the establishment of the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Ikare-Akoko and our subjects were happy when the Federal Government conceded to our request.

At the palace of Owa-Ale Adimula of Ikareland, Oba Adefemi Adegbite-Adedoyin hinted that the efforts put in place by Owa-Ale in Council will soon begin to yield positive results.

“We have taken some steps and made some contacts which I am confident will yield positive results and I want to assure you and your team that we are not resting on our oars but we are working on the way forward for the camp to remain our heritage”.

The monarch appreciated the NYSC for introducing the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme to wage war against graduate unemployment.