CROSS KOPA YAKURR

To: Corps members, Yakurr LGA, Cross River State. Through: Publicity CDS Group, Yakurr LGA, Cross River State. Dear great minds, EPISTOLARY STATEMENT BY THE 'DINNER' TO CORPS MEMBERS IN YAKURR LGA Congratulatory greetings to all Corps members in Yakurr LGA particularly to the seniors in khaki leaving soon. Heartfelt and sincere greetings to the special and lovely Corps members who participated in me at the prestigious LGA Guest House on Saturday, April 1st, 2017. Words cannot express my joy, nay, ecstasy because I was brought to the Local Government and probably the state to make history. In so many years that your scheme started, I, instead of those disrespectful 'send off parties,' was deservedly brought to you for the first time and in style. I must confess that the glamour you people brought to me that night was off the hook  and, in fact, to my consternation. You guys are wonderful and you made me so too. According to the host president, LAWAL Temitayo ...

Finally, you can now vote for your favorite nominees in each of the categories against the highly awaited Yakurr LGA CrossKopa Dinner & Awards. The Event is slated to hold on Saturday, 1st of April, 2017 at the Yakurr Local Government Guest House, Ugep by 7pm.  Dress code is a touch of red. The Categories are: Best CDS President Best CDS Vice President Best CDS Secretary CDS group of the year Most Enterprising Corps Member Most Influential Corps Member Socialite of the year CLO of the year. Religious Leader of the year Please , vote below.  Loading...

Heartfelt greetings to our ever wonderful colleagues in Khaki. Sequel to the complaints we received particularly from some of our religious bodies and genuine concerns by other important stakeholders about the date of our anticipated Dinner, we hereby officially announce its immediate postponement. The new details are as follows: Date: Saturday, 1st April, 2017.                 Time: 19:00.                                            Venue: Yakurr Local Government Guest House. Dress Code: Touch of red. Furthermore, we are glad to inform you that online voting for the awards will start on or before Thursday 23rd, March, 2017. Interested persons should forward their names to their CDS Presidents...

In pursuing the actualisation of the Sustainable Development Goals, the SDG CDS group visited All Saints Presbyterian School, Ugep on Thursday, 16th March, 2017. The topic chosen for the day’s sensitisation was “The importance of health as it relates to education.” Members of the CDS group led by Ejibeofor Jeremiah, the group’s President, took turns to educate the students about how and the need to stay healthy in order for them to be fit for schooling. They were also acquainted with SDG's and how they could key into it. The one-hour event was also graced by some teachers of the school and other members of the CDS group.

It was an eventful morning on Thursday 16th, March, 2017 at the Yakurr Local Government Council when the Medical and Health CDS group organised a Health Talk with the Corps members in the LGA. Corps members in different CDS groups gathered in the Council hall immediately after their respective weekly meetings on the order of the Local Government Inspector, Mr Dominic Brown. The Health Talk which was an interactive session had as its topic “Genotype, Blood group and Rhesus factor.” The first speaker, Pharm. Oyewusi  Wuraola, spoke briefly about genotype and tried to bring it home with layman perspectives and explanations. She, however, left the stage for Dr Awe Olaniyi John, a Corps member, who spoke extensively on the topic. After the session, questions and contributions were entertained from the audience. Others present at the event were the Local Government Inspector, Mr Dominic Brown, the CDS coordinator, Mrs Regina Etukudo and other Corps memb...

It was an eventful morning on Thursday 16th, March, 2017 at the Yakurr Local Government Council when the Medical and Health CDS group organised a Health Talk with the Corps members in the LGA. Corps members in different CDS groups gathered in the Council hall immediately after their respective weekly meetings on the order of the Local Government Inspector, Mr Dominic Brown. The Health Talk which was an interactive session had as its topic “Genotype, Blood group and Rhesus factor.” The first speaker, Pharm. Oyewusi  Wuraola, spoke briefly about genotype and tried to bring it home with layman perspectives and explanations. She, however, left the stage for Dr Awe Olaniyi John, a Corps member, who spoke extensively on the topic. After the session, questions and contributions were entertained from the audience. Others present at the event were the Local Government Inspector, Mr Dominic Brown, the CDS coordinator, Mrs Regina Etukudo and other Corps memb...

The Education CDS group in Ekori town carried out their sensitisation Programme with secondary school students. The sensitisation which took place on Thursday, 23rd March, 2017 was a seminar on educational career at Eko Inika Technical College, Ekori. The speakers for the day led by the group’s President, Babalola Oluwafemi, spoke on topics varying from future ambition to the nitty-gritty of the admission process. Apart from Okoro Jonathan, Tay Racheal and Okeke Collins who were the other speakers for the day, others present at the seminar were the students of the school, some of their teachers and other members of the CDS group. Lawal Temitayo A.

The Anti-corruption CDS group in Yakurr Local Government took their campaign for a corrupt-free society to secondary school on Monday 20th March. 2017. The sensitisation event, the second for this administration, was done at Girls’ Secondary School Ugep. The event aimed at teaching the young ones ethical values started around 08:20 with an opening speech by the group’s President, Babali Yerima, and was immediately followed by an engagement by Ms Chibuizor. Other speakers for the day, Ms Jumbo Christiana and Mr Emmanuel, took the students and the teachers present through the values that make a great country. The sensitisation Programme which apparently left the students enlightened and happy ended around 09:30 with the Questions and Answers session handled by Ms Christiana. Lawal Temitayo A.

The Education CDS group, on Thursday March 2nd, 2017, organised an inter-school mathematics competition for Junior Secondary school students in Yakurr Local Government. According to Mr Awonuga Oluwaseun, the group’s president, the last time such event was organised in the Local Government “by any CDS group or single Corps member was in 2005." The competition which had five schools in attendance was aimed at promoting academic excellence in Secondary schools. At the end of the contest, All Saints Presbyterian Academy came first with 15 points. They were closely followed by Girls Secondary School, Ugep which had 12 points. The third position was taken by Government Secondary School, Ijiman with 9 points. The winners were presented with certificates endorsed by the National Youth Service Corps. Present at the event were the Yakurr LGA Local Government Inspector, Mr Dominic Brown, the C.L.O of Yakurr LGA, Mr Michael, the president of Publicity CDS group, Mr Lawal Temitayo and member...

We are pleased to officially announce the quintessential Dinner for Corps members in Yakurr LGA. It's common knowledge that before now, Corps members used to organise their 'Send-Off Parties' in shards. We have consequently decided to take responsibility to unify these into the classic alternative of a Dinner which will avail us the opportunity to merry, capture wonderful memories and ultimately break ice with one another in way of forming useful alliances for the nearest future. It is hoped that this will be sustained and made an annual event. It is expected to be a night of glamour and accolades as outstanding Corps members together with NYSC officials will be awarded. This maiden edition has been tagged Yakurr Kopas' Dinner or #YKD, for short. The details of the Dinner are as follows; Date: Saturday, 25th March, 2017.                 Time: 19:00.                ...

It was a morning to behold on Sarurtday, January the 28th when the Environmental CDS group collaborated with the Ugep Urban Development Authority, UUDA, for the monthly environmental sanitation. The members of the group, led by Obi Israel, the group’s president, split into four groups in order to cover the 4 wards in Ugep which are Ijom, Ijiman, Biko-Biko and Ikpakapit. The exercise ended by 10am and the Executive Secretary of the Authority appreciated the Corps members for a wonderful job. -SERIKI Adebimpe

The February edition of the monthly Fountain Bulletin came out on the 23rd, February, 2017.

The February edition of the monthly Fountain Bulletin came out on the 23rd, February, 2017.

The concluding part of the bulletin.

On the 10th January, 2017, the Publicity CDS group launched the first ever monthly bulletin for the month of December in Yakurr LGA.

Good day, fellow compatriots. As our raison d’être dictates, we in the Publicity CDS group deem it important to always acquaint you with necessary pieces of information as they come up. To this end, we’ve decided to write this brief release in order to put you in know of some latest developments. 1| CLEARANCE The January Clearance exercise will hold on the 4th, January, 2016. All serving Corps members are expected to be available for this important exercise. The Yakurr Local Government Inspector, Mr Dominic Brown, has also made it clear that the exercise won’t involve Batch B 2016 Corps members. 2| MONTHLY BULLETIN As part of our mandate to create awareness platforms for Corps members in Yakurr LGA, we came up with the idea of a Monthly Bulletin, named The Fountain, to report (activities like sensitisation), inform and improve pen creativity among Corps members. Barring any last minute changes, the first edition for the month of December is in the offing and shall, by the grace of ...

The Vice Chairman of Yakurr Local Government, Cross River State, Hon (Mrs) Obia Lawrence Basey advised Corps members to always take a stand and dedicate their all to it. This was during an interview conducted with her by the Publicity CDS group, Yakurr LGA, on Thursday, December 1st, 2016. Mrs Lawrence, a mother of three, who said she’s from a humble background, also urged Corps members to be dogged and persistent in following their dreams because success is guaranteed only if they are. The interviewers, Lawal Temitayo, the group’s president and Seriki Adebimpe, the secretary, took turns to ask her several questions bordering on her educational background, political career, pipeline vandalism, state of the nation among others. The interview, which started around 8:15 and ended at the top of the hour, was at her private residence at Donald Duke Way, Ugep. Others present at the interview were Solomon Tutu, Anoma Uche and Ajao Azeezah who are equally members of the said CDS group. By: ...

It was an exciting morning on Thursday, November 10th, 2016, when the Medical and Health CDS group organised their first sensitisation programme at St Patrick Technical College, Ugep. The speakers slated for the day were Ms Wuarola, Otukwa Armstrong and Maledo Collins and they spoke in that order. The first speaker, Ms Wuraola, took them through Depression and how it could be prevented. Her speech was followed immediately by Armstrong’s who taught the eager students problem solving methods and decision making techniques. Mr Collins, the CDS group’s President, did a thorough session on the Principles of Mental and Emotional health. The principal of the School, Father Clement Akpanke, couldn’t’ be happier with the new knowledge and right orientation the students had gotten as the visiting Corps members were duly appreciated. The sensitisation started by 8am and the students and some teachers of the School were in attendance, apart from the Corps members. By: Sol...

The Education CDS group in Yakurr LGA organised a seminar, their first sensitisation in 2016, at Girls Secondary School, Ugep on November the 18th. According to the reports made available by the group’s President, Awonuga Oluwaseun, to one of our correspondents, the sensitisation programme which was held with SS2 and SS3 students of the school had only one speaker to expound on a conventional but interesting topic "Striving to achieve academic excellence." Ms Emanualla Ogugua, the sole speaker for the day, took the students through academic excellence and the need for the students to achieve it. She also pointed out the importance of university education and how “the economy is run by solution providers” who are smart people and, of course, mostly university graduates. The students were then charged to overcome whatever challenges they face during this academic sojourn. Apart from the students, the 45-minute sensitisation which took place at the school hal...

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