News Investigators/ The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has commended Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu for fully rehabilitating the orientation camp and increasing corps members’ allowances in the state.
The State NYSC Coordinator, Tyoyer Gabriel-Ter, gave the commendation at the swearing-in of corps members under the 2026 Batch B Stream II orientation exercise on Friday in Sokoto.
Mr Gabriel-Ter said: ‘’The camp renovation, including the expansion of the multipurpose hall to accommodate 3,000 corps members, will surely smoothen activities.
‘’The 100 per cent increase in corps members’ allowances will serve as motivation for greater dedication.’’
The coordinator, however, appealed to the state government to consider providing mattresses, solar lighting, a Hilux vehicle, and monthly subvention.
He described camp activities as regimental, designed to prepare corps members for future challenges, while urging them to avail themselves of all physical and mental activities, especially skills acquisition training.
The NYSC Governing Board Chairman, Alhaji Mustapha Sidi, also commended Aliyu for the renovation of the NYSC camp, saying, ‘’It will enhance favourable camp activities.’’
Earlier in his speech, Mr Aliyu pledged more support for the NYSC scheme and promised enhanced welfare for corps members posted to the state.
The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Bello Sufawa, said the scheme had over the years played a vital role in enhancing national integration.
He said it had boosted the social, cultural, and physical development of the country, urging corps members to sustain the tempo.
The governor enjoined corps members to use the one-year service period to promote national unity in line with the fundamental objectives of the scheme.
He promised to prioritise the members’ security and welfare, irrespective of where in the state they were posted to serve.
Mr Aliyu urged them to be agents of societal change by imbibing a high sense of discipline and promoting tolerance and understanding among Nigerians.
‘’I enjoin corps members to uphold the good morals acquired during training, and interact and integrate freely with your host communities, starting from camp, ‘’ the governor said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that no fewer than 504 corps members have so far registered at the temporary orientation camp at Umar Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic, Sokoto.
The Chief Judge of Sokoto State, Justice Sa’idu Sifawa, represented by Justice Ibrahim Tambuwal, administered the oath of allegiance to corps members to signal the commencement of the orientation exercise.
NAN