Director-General seeks support for NYSC trust fund
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has sought for the support of Nigerians towards the establishment of the NYSC Trust Fund.
Ibrahim while declaring open the 2022 Batch ‘A’ (Stream 1) orientation course in Ondo state said that the establishment of the Fund will enhance the smooth operation of the Scheme, especially in addressing the challenge of infrastructure at orientation camps.
The NYSC boss who was represented by the Ondo state Coordinator, Mrs. Victoria Nnenna Ani asserted that the passage into law and subsequent accent by President Muhammadu Buhari would equally boost the skills and entrepreneurship development programme aimed at empowering the corps members for self employment and wealth creation.
While appreciating the leadership and members of the House of Representatives for the success recorded so far in the legislative processes on the Bill for the establishment of the NYSC Trust Fund, Ibrahim said, “I also wish to thank Nigerians for the continuous show of support for the proposed Trust Fund, especially as overwhelmingly demonstrated during the public hearing conducted by the House Committee on Youth on the matter. I wish to once again appeal to the appropriate authorities to provide necessary enablement for the actualisation of the Fund”.
According to him, one of the major objectives of the Scheme which is the promotion of national unity and integration necessitated their deployment away from their states of origin and socio-economic backgrounds.
“This policy will not only offer you the opportunity for broader understanding of the country, but also entrench the culture of working together in an atmosphere filled with friendship, peace, harmony and shared vision of a great and prosperous Nigeria”.
The Chief Judge of Ondo State, Justice Williams Akintoroye who was represented by Justice John Olajide Abe administered the Oath of Allegiance on prospective corps members who registered in the state.
