The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has deployed 1,751 Corps members to Kano State for the 2022 Batch ‘A’ Stream II Orientation course.
The State NYSC Coordinator, Hajiya Aisha Muhammad, announced the figure, on Wednesday, during the swearing-in ceremony at NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Kusalla, Karaye local government area.
Represented by the Camp Director, Mr Isa Isiaka, stated that 961 of them were males while 790 were females.
According to her, the corps members were tested and confirmed fit for the exercise, as well as kitted and accommodated in line with COVID-19 protocols.
She urged the corps members to maintain the cardinal objectives of the NYSC, that centres on the promotion of national unity and integration.
In his remark, the Director General of NYSC, Maj Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, said that the scheme was designed to equip the corps members for the tasks of the service year through lessons on the cardinal programmes, leadership coaching, paramilitary drills and other physical training as well as sensitization on topical national issues.
Represented by NYSC coordinator in the state, Hajiya Aisha Muhammad, thanked the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), for their continued support towards safe and efficient conduct of the Orientation Course within the context of the “new normal.”
He enjoined them to avail themselves of this once-in-life-time opportunity by participating actively in all the Camp activities.
The NYSC boss implored them to always find time to mediate over its spirit and letters , and be guided by same through out the service year and beyond.
Ibrahim urged the corps members to take advantage of NYSC Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) which was carefully designed to equip corps members on wealth creation.
” The SAED training will commence on camp in the coming days, and I urge you to avail yourselves of this opportunity instead of joining the ranks of unemployed graduates scouting for the rarely available white collar job,” he explained.
Our correspondent reports that the oat of allegiance was administered to the corps members by the representative of the state Chief Judge, Chief Magistrate Hauwa Muyiba
