Brig-Gen. Sule Zakari Kazaure yesterday took over as the National Youth Service Corps’ (NYSC) 17th director-general, with a promise to prioritise the welfare of corps members and workers.
Speaking at the handing over ceremony in Abuja, the new director-general said: “I know that the tasks ahead are enormous and the road is rough, but with unity of purpose, we will make progress.”
The former NYSC boss, Brig-Gen. Johnson Olawumi, said the agitation to have the monthly allowance of corps members increased would soon yield result.
He urged the Federal Government to expedite action on the process.
“You may not be aware that letters have been written, with a follow-up to the appropriate authorities on the need for the proper funding of the scheme, especially now that the corps population is over 260,000.
”We have also brought to government attention the urgent need to increase some allowances due to members and recent response suggests a strong ray of light at the end of the tunnel.”
He noted that the scheme secured a N150 million sponsorship deal with GLOBACOM.
“The Community Development Services and Special Projects (CDS & SP) department is working with the company to enable the two organisations sign an MoU for the scheme to access the fund.
Olawumi urged workers to extend the cooperation he enjoyed during his stay in the scheme to the new DG to achieve the desired result.
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