The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, said on Monday
that the scheme would soon begin posting of corps members to farms. Here’s what he said…
Kazaure said this in an interview with
newsmen during his official visit to the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in
Sagamu, Ogun. He said that the move to deploy corps members to farms was in
line with the agricultural development programme of the NYSC.
concluded preparations to begin the posting at the conclusion of the three-week
orientation exercise. He said that Bauchi, Oyo, Kebbi and the Federal Capital
Territory, Abuja, had been earmarked for the pilot phase.
the NYSC will soon begin its agricultural development scheme where corps
members will be posted to farms for their primary assignments.
farmlands across the nation’s geopolitical zones with four already fully
operational in Kwali, Bauchi, Oyo and Kebbi. “After this orientation programme
for the Batch ‘A’ corps members, we will begin posting some of them to these
farms as a pilot phase.
states for now, we will integrate the other states as time goes, the project is
ongoing,” Kazaure said.
members not to seek white-collar jobs which were non-existent but rather
develop their potentials for entrepreneurship excellence. He said the corps
members could begin their journey toward financial independence by tapping into
and maximising the benefits of the NYSCs Skills Acquisition and
Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) Programme.
and support you need to develop your capacity to the fullest, it now depends on
you, there is no short cut to success but by hard work. “Of all the programmes
outlined for you during the orientation, there is none more important that you
must fully participate in than the SAED programme.
being creative and innovative, you must strive to be labour employers rather
than labour seekers. “Please don’t look for white-collar jobs, your skills and
potentials can serve you better in the way of realising your dreams,” he said.
was made possible by partnership with public and private sector organisations
to build entrepreneurial capacity. Mrs Gladys Mbachi, the Ogun Coordinator of
the NYSC, thanked the director general for the visit and emphasis on SAED
programme. “Already, we are helping the corps members with the SAED programme
in earnest.
talents to where they fit so that when they go out there, they will be able to
build on what we have given them ,” Mbachi said. Kazaure’s visit was to inspect
facilities at the camp and to familiarise himself with the 2017 Batch ‘A’
Stream I corps members undergoing orientation at the camp.
acquire extra skills Brig. Gen. Sulaiman Kazaure, Director General, National
Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has advised corps members to acquire extra business
skills in camp in order to have a guaranteed future.
was made possible by partnership with public and private sector organisations
to build entrepreneurial capacity. Mrs Gladys Mbachi, the Ogun Coordinator of
the NYSC, thanked the director general for the visit and emphasis on SAED
programme.
“Already, we are helping the corps members with
the SAED programme in earnest. “Our objective is to expose their talents to
where they fit so that when they go out there, they will be able to build on
what we have given them ,” Mbachi said.
Kazaure’s visit was to inspect
facilities at the camp and to familiarise himself with the 2017 Batch ‘A’
Stream I corps members undergoing orientation at the camp.
Source: vanguardngr.com