Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has urged members of the National Youth Service Corps posted to the State to discharge their duties without fear of insecurity.
Governor Otti, who was addressing the NYSC Batch C Stream II Corps members on Friday at the NYSC Permanent Site in Umunna, Bende LGA, during their swearing-in, assured them of security.
Otti, represented by the Abia State Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Nwaobilor Ananaba, said his administration was working with security agencies to protect them from harm.
He urged the NYSC members to make their presence felt in their communities of service by contributing to the development of their host areas.
"Let me also reaffirm the commitment of our administration to the security, welfare and general well-being of all corps members serving in this state.
"We are working in collaboration with security and law enforcement agencies to ensure that our young men and women on national service are adequately protected across the state.
He promised to tackle the erosion menace affecting some parts of the NYSC Permanent Site, in order to save the compound from further damage.
He informed the NYSC members that the Abia State government had commenced the payment of the enhanced state allowance to corps members.
In his address to the corps members, the State Coordinator of NYSC Abia State, Yunusa Tanimu, informed them that the orientation camp was highly regulated, saying that discipline and respect for constituted authority must be observed.