DG Tasks Corps Members To promote Peace And National Unity
By Onuminya Ochowechi In Sokoto
The Director General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brig Gen Ibrahim Shuaibu has charged corps members deployed to Sokoto State to promote Peace and foster unity among citizens.
He made the call in Wamakko permanent orientation camp , Sokoto on Tuesday during the swearing in of Batch B stream 2 corps members posted to the State.
Represented by the NYSC state coordinator Alhaji Muhammad Nakamba Shuaibu said the main aim of the scheme is to foster unity and national integration.
Shuaibu further stated that the youth corps members should serve as role models to other Nigerians and should shun ethnic-religious differences and embrace one another during after their service year.
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On issue of security the DG assured that NYSC was collaborating with all security agencies in the state to ensure that they are well protected throughout their service year host communities.
He enjoined them to fully participate in all the four cardinal activities of the scheme advising them to pay special attention to skill acquisition training taking place in the camp in order to be self reliant after the service.
“As you.are already aware ,the rate of graduate unemployment is of great concern to us as a nation he said.
He explained that as a scheme that is responsive to prevailing.national.needs , the NYSC is also assiduous in the implementation of its skill.acquisition and entrepreneurship development ( SAED) program.
He commended the state coordinators and other course official for the smooth conduct of the camp activities so far urging them to sustain the tempo.
He implored the corps members to adhere strictly to Covid19 protocols put in place by presidential steering committee on COVID19 in the camp.
The chief Judge of the state Justice Muhammad Sa’aidu Sifawa represented by the chief magistrate Fatima Hassan administered an oath of allegiance on the 856 corps members comprised of 548 males and 308 females.
