NYSC Diary💁

Heyy heyy! ❤

It’s a new week!!!  

New week, renewed strength.💪 

Wishing y’all a great and productive week! 

Well well, I’m going down the memory lane on this and I will be making some reviews on my NYSC diary! 💃 Enjoy! 😜

Service year! Service year!! Service year!! Finally came to an end for me on the 2nd Nov. 2017.

I began my NYSC journey on the 24th of November 2016. Flash back to when I saw my call up letter, mehn, I almost died. Lol😂😥😭😭.

Seeing my state of deployment turned my thinking upside down and I tell you, I cried and wept. Lol 😂😂

I cried not because I wasn’t happy going for service, but because I was nervous and unhappy going that far from home and not just a nearby state but a Northern state I never expected and liked at first. Lol😂

My journey to NYSC Black gold camp (Kaduna) kicked off as early as 7am on the 23rd Nov. 2016 where I travelled with a couple of friends and as well met other Prospective Corp members in the course of my journey.

The journey lasted for about 16hours (by road) though it was fun and tiring at the same time. And yes! I became so happy on the way because it was my first time travelling that long distance, knowing different cities, passing different states, seeing other cultures and exploring the shores of Nigeria without my Family. 😂

Finally, we arrived Kaduna some minutes past 11pm and obviously we couldn’t get to camp that night. So my friends and I passed the night in my Family friend’s place that night. And continued our journey the next day.

We got to camp later in the morning and the first thing I heard at the gate was “Double up, double up”😥😂 (Though all these Military behaviour wasn’t new to me as I attended a Military secondary school).😜😜😜

Everyone settled down and registration began. Registration took time because we were very many and I couldn’t register until the third day.

Finally, the “White white” uniform routine started. And then the swearing in Ceremony. Coupled with different camp actitivies and competitions.

I repped platoon 9. With my state code number (1109). My platoon wasn’t always on the winning side but always competing for the last three postions most times. Lol😂

I was privileged to partake in the Calisthenics display organized by the Nigerian Army Soldiers. Which was the very first in the history of NYSC Orientation camp all over Nigeria. The experience was golden and lit.🔥

Finally, the long awaited last day of camp came with excitements and all!!!

This song was what everyone was always singing 😂😀

On Friday, early in the morning, on Friday, I will pack my load and go (2ce) 😂🤗🎉👏

Friday, 14th Dec 2016 came so fast after about three weeks of camping. Some people collected posting letters to their places of Primary assignment (PPA). Some were crying and weeping about where they were posted and I was happy my redeployment was approved to Ogun state.

At some point, I started wondering why I decided to redeploy, I was having thoughts of even cancelling and staying back in Kaduna but it was too late.

I left my new friends, some of my school mates in Kaduna.😭😥 (which they obviously enjoyed service there).

PS- I really enjoyed every bit of my stay in Kaduna state. The Notherners could be very nice you know as I had wonderful experiences with them.💖

I headed back home on the 15th Dec 2016 after spending sometime in NCCF Kaduna state Family house. It was an awesome experience.❤

Finally, I reported in Abeokuta, Ogun state on the 19th Dec 2016. Where I met my fellow run aways. Lol 😂😂😂 It was fun meeting new friends again and staying for a while in NCCF Ogun state Family house was a wonderful experience.

Christmas! Christmas!! Christmas!!! 🎉

Travelled home for Christmas and came back in January to meet the same old redeployment stress😭😥

To be very honest, the redeployment stress is nothing to write home about.

They made us feel like “why the hell did we even redeploy sef”?😂

Finally, I got my posting letter. I was posted to Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, (OOPL), Abeokuta. (I was happy because it wasn’t a school)😜😂

And I got my apartment, finally settled down and started work.

My work experience in OOPL was a good one. I never for once had a regret about redeploying. I met wonderful people especially my Boss who took me like a daughter and my collegues in the department were very loving and wonderful.

I was able to empower myself with different skills and I also took some professional courses which I wrote series of exams and I got certified in them.

I was able to discover myself more to a great extent and I was able to have a better relationship with my creator.

I was able to SAVE from my Alawee and from my monthly stipend at work. (which by the grace of God I was able to realise something good  as my savings at the end of my service year)💁🙈 I’m just trying to encourage someone to save, nothing is too small to save from.

I must say I bless God for my One year service in OOPL because it was indeed an experience filled year with wonderful people.
God has been Indeed faithful. I couldn’t have asked for a better PPA. Lol 😊

Through it all,  I remain thankful and grateful to God for seeing me through my service year. 🙏🙏🙏

Unto greater things! (By the grace of God)🙏

PS: To the prospective Corp members – 

Let your service year be a year of self discovery, try to discover yourself, try to use the opportunity to save your income and empower yourself, be it a skill or whatever you love doing. And above all be closer to God. You need him more than ever before. Always commit your ways in his hands. 

He will see you through In Jesus name. Your testimony awaits you In Jesus Name. 🙌

 Thank you for reading.

Ex-Ogun Corper,

👑Dammie O.💋