Not more than 16 Nigerian teachers are set to depart for Liberia on Friday as part of the Technical Aid Corps program, following a request from the Liberian government.
According to The PUNCH, this announcement was made by the Director-General of the Directorate of Technical Aid Corps, Yusuf Yakub, during a pre-departure program for the volunteers held on Wednesday.
Yakub highlighted that the selection of these volunteer teachers involved a rigorous and thorough process. He extended congratulations to the successful candidates and urged them to serve as exemplary Nigerian ambassadors during their time in Liberia.
This initiative reflects the commitment of both nations to collaboration and the sharing of expertise in the field of education, further strengthening diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Liberia.
“Stick with all you have been told and you will never put a foot wrong,” he said.
He intimated that another group of volunteers might be sent out in the coming two weeks.
As per his statement, a considerable number of requests were received from African, Caribbean, and Pacific nations, seeking volunteers specifically from Nigeria.
Yakub also expressed his commitment to strategically realign the agency in order to enhance its overall significance and greater impact on national issues.
The speaker emphasised the need of maintaining the programme, citing its significant contributions to the field of international diplomacy.
Yakub said, “We have an agenda and we are going to pursue it. We will reorganise and energise DTAC and as you have seen this morning, we are deploying volunteers to Liberia.
“It is an instrument of soft power diplomacy where we deliver services to humanity through deploying professionals as volunteers to African, Caribbean, and the Pacific nations.
“So, I want to assure Nigerians that the DTAC will, henceforth, continue to deploy Nigerians to these countries, to make sure that Nigeria occupies her place of leadership among the comity of nations.”
