C’River house of assembly tasks DG of NYSC to produce missing youth corp member

From Ene Asuquo, Calabar 

Cross River State House of Assembly has called on the Director General, National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), to produce Miss Dorcas Paul Ojong, a missing Corp member who served in Awka, Anambra State 

A resolution adopted by the House of Assembly, asked the NYSC to without delay commence immediate investigation into the mysterious disappearance of the NYSC member, who is an  indigene of Akamkpa local government area  of Cross River State.

The House had deliberated on a motion presented by the Member representing Akamkpa 1 State Constituency, Okon Nyong Owuna, who bemoaned the disappearance of Ojong, his constituent, posted to Anambra State for the mandatory National Youth Service Scheme.

Owuna stated  that  Miss Dorcas Ojong, is a graduate of Cross River  State College of Health Technology Calabar, was last seen on February 18, 2024, by her landlady, adding that  all efforts by her family and friends to trace her  whereabouts since her disappearance had yielded no fruits.

“Mr Speaker, Dorcas with NYSC NO. AN/2023/4309, a Batch A, Stream 2 2023 Corp Member who was supposed to have rounded off service in March 2024, was last seen on February 18, , 2024 by her landlady who said Dorcas told her that she was going to her place of primary assignment at the  Federal Ministry of Health, Awka” l Uwana stated.

The Akamkpa lawmaker lamented  the disappearance of Ojong  who  he said had  brought  trauma and grief to the entire family and blamed the NYSC Anambra State authority for their  failure to trace  the whereabouts of the missing corper.

In their separate contributions, the Lawmakers lamented the disappearance of Ojong and called for an immediate investigation of the matter.

The lawmakers  stated  that the protection of lives and property remains paramount to the Federal Government calling on the government to be  responsive and rise up to the occasion and investigate  the disappearance of the Corp Member.

In his reaction to the issue, Speaker of the Assembly, Rt Hon Elvert Ayambem assured of the Assembly’s commitment to the matter which he described as very unfortunate.