Osun NYSC Seeks Govt. Intervention In Renovating Orientation Camp

Kazeem Badmus

THE Na onal Youth Service Corps, State of Osun, has appealed to the state government to help in the renova on of the scheme’s Permanent Orienta on camp in Ede.

The NYSC also urged Governor Ademola Adeleke to resuscitate the State Honours Award for outstanding corps members.

According to a post on the official Facebook page of Osun NYSC, the state Coordinator, Mr Agbor Obim, made the appeal when he led officials of the scheme to pay a courtesy visit to the governor at the Bola Ige House, Osogbo, on Tuesday.

According to Obim, most of the buildings in the orienta on camp are in bad shape and needed renova on, urging the governor to help in fixing it.

“Most of the buildings within the camp require renova ons. We want to appeal to you to help us with the renova on.

“We also need your assistance with the welfare and feed- ing augmenta on during Orienta on Course for the teeming number of Prospec ve Corps Members deployed to the State”, said Obim.

He added: “A special aspect of the NYSC Scheme that recognises Corps Members who have made outstanding contribu ons to their host communi es is the State Honor award but it has not been ac ve and needed resuscita on.

“Without the award system, there is no way for outstanding Corps Members to be nominated for the Presiden al Award.

“There is also the need for the support of our Corps Members Community Development Service (CDS) projects.” In his response, Adeleke assured the NYSC team of his administra on’s readiness at ensuring that the scheme’s culture and values are sustained.

The Governor said: “We will take a look at your requests and we will surely do something about it. The orienta on camp will take a new look very soon”.

“Let me come out clearly, any reposi oning and reconcilia on that does not involve Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola is an exercise in fulity; it is a waste of me. It will never fly. Because it was Aregbesola that organised people and party when

“I’m sure when genuine reconcilia on come up, people at the helms of affair at the na onal level will invite all of them and from there on, there will be a real reorganisa on and genuine reconcilia on. Without that, forget it.”

Attend To Our Plight, Sacked Teachers Beg Adeleke

Kazeem Badmus

THE 1500 newly recruited teachers sacked by Governor Ademola Adeleke of the State of Osun have appealed to the Governor to a end to their plight and reinstate them back into service.

The sacked teachers appealed to Adeleke while par cipa ng in this year’s Workers’ Day celebra on held at the Osogbo township stadium on Monday.

It would be recalled that Adeleke sacked the teachers who were recruited by his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola a er losing the July 16 governorship elec on.

The sacked teachers who carried a banner while performing their march past, said they were hopeful of join- ing the State workforce soon.

Some of the inscripons on the banner are:

“Forum of 1500 Newly Recruited Teachers In Osun State felicitate with Our Dear Governor and Osun State Workers on this occasion of 2023 Workers’ Day.

“We are very hopeful to join you soon. Our dear Governor, please a end to our plight.

“The journey of over two years isn’t a child’s play. Moving Osun State forward is our priority”.

Meanwhile, Adeleke has assured that his administra on would focus on workers’ welfare, saying a happy public service translates into a booming local economy across the state.

Adeleke said: “Dear comrades, our administra on is focusing on workers’ welfare because that is the right thing to do. There is a strong link between the formal and informal workforce in Osun state.

“When the formal workforce, the public servants are cared for, the informal sector fairs be er. A very happy public service translates into a booming local economy across the state.

“To address poverty and underdevelopment, the first place to start is the posi ve treatment of public workers. Their salaries and allowances fuel prosperity within the local economy.”

HAPPY workers day? Many workers living in four months ago in Nigeria had very if anything to be happy about last Monday the first day of May which was as always declared a public holiday to mark Workers Day.

With mass poverty and discontent, the incoming administra on has its work out. There must be a wholesome reworking of the opera ons and ethos of industrial rela ons in Nigeria. With one hundred and thirty-three million trapped in mul -dimensional poverty, a review is urgent for the produc vity and compeveness of the economy is bedrocked on the efficacy of the industrial rela ons as for example Germany and the Scandinavian countries have admirably demonstrated.

All par es - government, employers, labour have not helped ma ers. Inadvertently, (it is to be hoped) they bear interwoven responsibility for the crea on of a low-skills, low-wage economy; such a framework will never be compe -

•Incoming government should revamp industrial relations

“The syndrome is a threat to the prospects of the economy and must be confronted; to do so, we must accept that talent migrates to where it is appreciated, recognised and rewarded. Our low skills, low wage format is fueling the exodus and it must be counteracted” targets and by extension long-term planning. It is the only format through which a fight against poverty can be launched and a job crea ng sustainable economy ensured. We must move away from strife, confronta on and the mouthing of pla tudes.

ve in today’s condi on.

In the new dispensa on, the country must work out a na onal democra c agreement amongst all par- es and interest groups to ditch industrial rela ons based on strife and aggression with a new framework based on coopera on, fixed