The National Youth Service Corps Coordinator in Sokoto State, Alhaji Usman Yakubu-Yaro, has charged members to introduce laudable project that will impact their host community during their service year.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Yakubu-Yaro made the charge at the swearing-in of 2023 Batch ‘B’ Stream 2 corps members posted to the state on Friday in Wamakko Local Government Area.
He called on corps members to initiate viable projects that would impact positively on their host communities during the service year, noting that the effort would contribute to the development of Nigeria.
The Coordinator lauded Sokoto State Government for prompt payment of allowances to serving corps members and provision of infrastructure at the orientation camp.
He admonished Corps members to avoid free rides so as not to fall victims of criminals and avoid unnecessary journeys during thier service year.
He urged them to be aboveboard in their dealings, establish relationships with their hosts and assured them of reaping from the benefits
” It is one of the assets you’ll gather here and it’s going to help you in the future, ” he said.
Yakubu-Yaro disclosed that 1,750 members are posted to Sokoto State while 1,370 have already reported at the camp.
He further urged corps members to be diligent in Skill Acquisition Empowerment Development by learning the skills because white-collar jobs were not readily available.
Meanwhile, Gov. Ahmad Aliyu had earlier commended the NYSC scheme’s achievements in nation-building.
Aliyu, represented by Secretary to the State Government, Bello Sifawa, attributed the success to the efforts, contributions and innovations of corps members toward fostering national integration and unity.
He enjoined them to initiate impactful community projects and avoid insecurity-prone areas as well as make contributions to the admistranslation’s nine-pont agenda aimed at fast-tracking development of the state.
The NYSC state Governing Board Chairman, Hajia A’isha Hassan, also advised corps members to exhibit commitment in camp training to prepare them to be productive in future.
Hassan, the Permanent Secretary, the Ministry of Youths and Sports Development, stated that awards were awaiting deserving corps members that distinguished themselves during the service year.
It was gathered that Justice Maryam Sifawa administered the oath to corps members.
