A National Youth Service Corps member, Mr. Rilwanu Amos Yakubu, has empowered 60 students in Anambra schools with skills in videography and photography, as his NYSC personal community development project.
Yakubu, an English and Literature graduate from Federal University, Lokoja, devoted three months of his service year in organising intensive theoretical and practical sessions with the students.
The beneficiaries were drawn from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Community Secondary School, Okpuno, Capital City Secondary School, Okpuno, Debino Amura Vocational Institute, Okpuno, Prime Zee International Academy, Okpuno and Rehabort International College, Okpuno.
Eight out of the 60 beneficiaries were judged exceptional and according to Yakubu, would be further trained for one month, where the overall best would emerge.
State Coordinator of the NYSC, Mrs Blessing Ekene Iruma, in her address, described Yakubu as an asset to the country, who took advantage of his exposure to the NYSC Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development programme to empower the selected students in digital videography and photography.
Mrs Iruma enjoined the beneficiaries to scale up the skills acquired and aim at being self reliant, particularly at the prevailing economic situation in the country.
Yakubu’s employer, who is the Director of Fides Media, Okpuno, Rev Fr Robert Aniagboso, appreciated the exceptional qualities of the corps member, which he demonstrated not only in the execution of assigned responsibilities at his place of primary assignment, but also in the training of the students to become digital literates in videography and photography.
Aniagboso promised to employ the best out the eight students shortlisted for extended studies at the Fides Media.
