National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member was buried

Youth corps member buried
few weeks to passing out in
Imo.
The remains of Ngozi Onyekwere a Youth
corps member was lowered amidst tears in
her home town in Imo state.
The late Ngozi an Accounting graduate from
the University of Port Harcourt, died in a
road accident at Uyo on June 23, at the age
of 26.
According to The Punch, she was meant to
pass out from the NYSC scheme next
month.
She was said to be returning from the
government house, where she was posted,
when the crash occurred.
During his speech at the funeral, the
representative of the Director General of the
NYSC, Reverend Akinolu Ajayi, described the
death of the late Ngozi as shocking and
painful to the NYSC.

His words: “It is very painful that death struck
when Onyekwere was serving her nation, just
two months to her passing out of the
scheme  

On her part, the Coordinator of the NYSC in

Akwa Ibom state, Mrs Ngozi Chukwuka,

described the late Ngozi as a diligent corps

member, adding that her posting to the

government house was based on merit.

Her words: “When the Akwa Ibom State

Government House asked for three corps

members who studied Accounting, Ngozi was

among the three that scaled through out of the

38 graduates interviewed.”

She eulogised Onyekwere for her exemplary

conduct in service and urged other corps

members to emulate her.

“It is not the NYSC that caused her death. Her

death during the NYSC programme was one of

the vicissitudes of life.

“It is pertinent at this juncture to disclose that

the NYSC bore all the expenses incurred for

the burial of the deceased. It is our prayer that

God grants her soul eternal repose,”

the coordinator said

Meanwhile, eye witnesses at the scene of the accident said the Late Ngozi was

dressed in her NYSC when the

accident occurred.