The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Johnson Bamidele Olawumi, has appointed Mr. Emmanuel Danjuma Attah as the new coordinator for Taraba State secretariat.
The letter conveying his new appointment which took effect from January 20, 2016 reads in part “You are hereby posted from NYSC NDHQ to NYSC Secretariat Taraba state as State Coordinator. The posting takes immediate effect. Management is conscious of your diligence and high sense of responsibility before entrusting this sensitive assignment to you. It is expected you live up to expectation.”
Attah, an indigene of Benue State, is a graduate of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria where he bagged BA (HON) Geography and MSC Rural Development degree. He joined the NYSC in 1993 and served in various capacities until he rose to the position of Deputy Director in the Corps.
Until his recent appointment, the astute football administrator was in charge of sports in NYSC and chairman of the NYSC national football team.
He was also the longest serving Coordinator of the Super Eagles from 2007-2015.