The Director-General (DG), National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yushau Ahmed has appealed to council chairmen under the aegis of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) to prioritise the security and welfare of corp members posted to their areas.
The DG made the call on Friday in Lafia, Nasarawa State while addressing ALGON’s 48th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.
The DG said that the visit to the association was part of his effort to strengthen collaboration with critical stakeholders for the success of NYSC activities.
“It is our firm belief that the success of the activities of NYSC depends largely on the effective collaboration and participation of all the critical stakeholders including chairmen of area councils.
“In this regard therefore, it is the deliberate policy of the present management of the scheme under me to embark on advocacy to the critical stakeholders, which is why I am here today,” the DG added.
He noted that the contribution of the Local Government Councils was critical to the success of the scheme as the majority of the corp members across the country were serving in the local government areas.
Ahmed said that some local government councils over the years had supported and still supporting the scheme greatly in the areas of accommodations, welfare of corp members and other logistics.
He, however, said that regrettably, a lot of area councils do not pay attention to issues concerning the corp members.
The NYSC DG, therefore appealed to the leadership of the association to impress on their colleagues across the country to support corp members with accommodation and welfare package that would make their stay worthwhile.
He also appealed for the provision of befitting offices for local government NYSC Inspectors as well as means of transportation for proper inspection in order to ensure quality service delivery.
Ahmed gave assurances that corps members would continued to intervene in the areas of health, education, infrastructures, agriculture, sanitation, and traffic among others through their robust community development service.
Responding, Alh. Aminu Muazu-Maifata, ALGON President, appreciated the DG for reminding them of their responsibilities to complement the Federal and State government efforts.
Muazu-Maifata, who is the ALGON chairman, Nasarawa State and chairman of Lafia Local Government Area, promised that members of the association would do their best towards the success of the scheme.
He assured the DG that they would deliberate on the issues raised to further improve on their commitments to NYSC scheme.