Kano State
Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Sanusi Abdulrasheed,
yesterday said over 89 per cent of youth corps members nationwide can neither
write nor communicate effectively in English language.
Abdulrasheed, who made
the observation at the passing out parade of corps members in Kano yesterday,
said they prefer to communicate in ‘broken’ English, just as he advised fresh
graduates that the era of white collar jobs in Nigeria is over.
Also, he disclosed
that the identified laxities were reflected through a research undertaken
nationwide by the NYSC management.
According to him, “I
have been asked to remind you, and I don’t want you to feel insulted. But it is
a statement of fact that the management throughout the entire federation made
an observation that the bulk of NYSC members were not communicating effectively
in English language.
Following the
nationwide research conducted it was established that 89 per cent of them
cannot write good application, which is the basic fact.
The research, according
to the coordinator, indicated that “majority of you start writing application
with their name, like ‘I Sanusi Abdulrasheed hereby,’ adding that this idea is
zero.
“You should know that
the point of communicating to the world is through application. And when you
start on a bad note, those, who appreciate the use of languages, would discover
that you lack communication skills, while such an application would end up in
the dust bin.”
He therefore urged the
corps members not to feel too big, “Go and buy primary and secondary (school)
books, therein you would learn and study numerous ways of writing good
application.” Abdulrasheed added that a good application starts with “I hereby
wish to apply for accounting position in your organisation,” as an example.
Also, he advised them
to forget searching for white collar jobs, as according to him, it is better to
utilise huge amount of vocational skills learnt during the orientation and put
them to practice to become self-employed.
Commenting on the
prevailing security challenges in the state, Abdulrasheed said, “thank Allah,
the level of security challenges has improved tremendously.”
He also commended both
federal and state governments for their efforts in ensuring the security of
lives and property in Nigeria.
“Let us thank Allah
for the way He has been using our government, both the state and Federal
Government in confronting security challenges in Kano, with what is on ground.
I can assure any new corps member not to entertain fear in serving in the state
(Kano), though we all believe that only God can guarantee adequate protection
of lives and property. We, human beings, can only do little.”
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