Yahaya Bello, the Governor of Kogi State, has authorised a 100% increase in the allowance of National Youth Duty Corps personnel sent to Kogi State for their mandated one-year duty.
This is stated in a statement published on Tuesday in Lokoja and made accessible to journalists by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Mohammed.
The Governor was stated to have approved the programme in light of present economic realities as well as the overall value of the NYSC scheme to national and state development.
He made the address on Tuesday, at the concluding ceremony of the NYSC 2023 Batch ‘B’ Stream 2 at the State’s Orientation Camp, Asanya, in Kogi State’s Kabba Bunu Local Government Area.
The Governor also announced a N37.7 million grant for logistics support for Youth Corps members as they migrate to their separate primary assignments, and he urged private sector employers to prioritise their wellbeing.
He tasked the Corps members with good behaviour and encouraged them to embrace the idea of ‘One Nigeria’ and respect all people as fellow Nigerians, regardless of ethnic or religious differences.
Pastor (Mrs) Adebimpe Williams, the State’s NYSC Coordinator, and Hon Idris Musa, the Commissioner for Youths and Sports, both praised Governor Yahaya Bello for his administration’s long-standing support for the project.
They also emphasised the significance of good behaviour at corps members’ primary assignments, emphasising that absence from a Place of Primary Assignment remained a major breach that the system strongly opposed, with significant disciplinary implications.
A total of 1888 corps members, 977 males and 911 females, were sent to Kogi State.
cc: Punch Ng
