NYSC DG tasks Sokoto corp members to be security conscious

The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brig-Gen Ibrahim Shuaibu has tasked the newly deployed National Youth Service Corp Members in Sokoto State to be security conscious during their one year compulsory national service.

This is not less than 1,194 Corp members, comprising 581 males and 613 females were administered with an oath of allegiance by the state Chief Judge of the state, Justice Muhammad Sa’adu Sifawa, represented by senior magistrate Shuaibu Ahmad.

The DG stated this on Tuesday at the permanent orientation camp, Wamakko local government area of the state during the swearing-in of 2021 Batch C stream 1 corps members.

Shuaibu, represented by the NYSC Sokoto State coordinator, Alhaji Muhammad Nakamba, enjoined the corps members to be patient and receptive to all instructions that would launch them into the unique process of patriotic service to the nation.

He assured them that their security is guaranteed throughout their service period in the state stressing that despite security challenges all over the country, Sokoto still remains peaceful.

Shuaibu advised them to take the skills acquisition program during the orientation course seriously in order to be well equipped for self-employment after service.

“It is no longer news that white-collar jobs are hard to come by, for this reason, the empowerment of corps members for self-employment and wealth creation has been the major area of focus for the scheme since 2012 he stated.

“I’m happy to inform you that many of your successors, who embraced vocational and entrepreneurial training on the SAED platform, are now successful business owners he added.

Meanwhile, the DG has reminded them of the need to continue to comply with COVID19 prevention protocols throughout the orientation course.

He disclosed that Federal Government has announced a plan to make a presentation of evidence of COVID19 vaccination by civil servants a prerequisite for gaining entry to public offices from 1st December 2021 stressing the rules could apply for corps members.

He, therefore, thanked the presidential steering committee on COVID19 and Nigeria Centre For Disease (NCDC), National Agency For Control Of AIDS (NACA), federal, state, local governments, security agencies, traditional rulers, Corps members employers and other stakeholders, especially in the area of security and general welfare of corps members.

Speaking in her remarks, the camp director Hajia Rakiya Iliya thanked the Governor and the people of Sokoto State for their unflinching support to the scheme

She implored the corps members to fully participate in all the camp activities saying that though camp activities are regimental hence the need to inculcate discipline as the scheme would not tolerate misconduct and indiscipline from any of them.

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