Maduako Igbokwe I Saturday, May 20, 2023
AWKA, Anambra – Coordinator of Anambra State National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Mrs Blessing Ekene Iruma on Friday worshiped with Muslim community in Awka as part of activities to celebrate NYSC @ 50.
Speaking to the members of Hausa Muslim shortly after the jumat service, she called for mutual relations between the Muslim community and the scheme in the state .
According to her, the scheme was purposely designed to create bounding among Nigerians youth to appreciate one and another. Iruma also noted that the scheme had actually cemented alot of good friendship and relations among the youths.
She commended the leadership of North in the state for their support, especially in educating their brothers that Anambra is safe for them .
“I thanked you for encouraging your sons and daughters who want to relocate to remain in the state. They are protected in the state. Most of your children immediately after the orientation they will be clamouring for relocations and it is not good for us. They should cool down and learn the culture of others and make friends” she said .
She also appealed to the Muslim community in the state to help in the completion of ongoing mosque in the orientation camp.
Iruma said the ongoing mosque was to enable Muslims corps members to have a befitting praying place on the camp, noting that they want to complete the building before the rain becomes serious.
Speaking, the Serikin Hausa community in Awka,Garuba Haruna commended the scheme for the cordial relations between them.
According to him,the scheme has been helpful in creating good relations among the youths in the state. He appealed to the NYSC coordinator to send them additional corps members to their mosque to help in the teaching Islamic knowledge and studies.
He however, regretted that some of them from the North always think that the state is not habitable, based on wrong information from the wrong people.
“Some of our brothers immediately they are posted to the state ,they will begin to look for relocation. This is not correct, we are born here and we have been living peaceful with our brothers and sisters in the state . Let nobody feel that he is not safe in the state . How can some one who went to the primary school, secondary school and university in north and the only time you have time to mix with other is the youths service will be you rejecting the opportunity.
We have been in Anambra state since birth ,and we have been having cordial relations with our host communities” he said. Haruna also promised to send his executive to the camp and see what they can do to the completions of the ongoing mosque.
