The Director General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brigadier General Ibrahim Shuaibu, has charged corps members deployed to Sokoto State to promote peace and foster unity among citizens.

Shuaibu made the call in Wamakko permanent orientation camp, Sokoto, yesterday during the swearing in of Batch B Stream 2 corps members posted to the state.

Shuaibu, who was represented by the State Coordinator of the NYSC, Mr. Muhammad Nakamba, said that the main aim of the scheme is to foster national unity and integration.

He further stated that the youth corps members should serve as role models to other Nigerians and should shun ethno-religious differences and embrace one another during and after their service year.

On issue of security the DG assured that NYSC was collaborating with all security agencies in the state to ensure that they are well protected throughout their service year in their host communities.

He enjoined them to fully participate in all the four cardinal activities of the scheme, advising them to pay special attention to skill acquisition and training taking place in the camp in order to be self reliant after the service.

“As you are already aware, the rate of graduate unemployment is of great concern to us as a nation,” he said.

He explained that as a scheme that is responsive to prevailing national needs, the NYSC is assiduous in the implementation of its skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development (SAED) program.

He commended the state coordinators and other course official for the smooth conduct of the camp activities so far urging them to sustain the tempo.

He implored the corps members to adhere strictly to COVID-19 protocols put in place by Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 in the camp.

The Chief Judge of the Sokoto State, Justice Muhammad Sa’aidu Sifawa, represented by Chief Magistrate Fatima Hassan, administered an oath of allegiance on the 856 corps members comprised of 548 males and 308 females.
Source: This Day