Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has told members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) posted to the state that the various skill acquisition programmes they are exposed to on camp are designed to make them job creators and not job seekers.
The governor advised the corps members to carry the skills with them to their various places of primary assignment and perfect them within the period of their service.
Mohammed, during the official closing ceremony of the 2023 Batch C stream 1 orientation exercise at Wailo camp in Ganjuwa Local Government Area, explained that the national service provides them with an opportunity to improve and impact positively on the lives of the inhabitants of their host communities.
Represented by his deputy, Auwal Jatau, the governor added that the various skills would not only enable corps members to be adequately self-employed but also become employers of labour.
“Given the borrower-friendly credit facilities available in the scheme and other wide-ranging funding options, all you need to do is come up with comprehensive and convincing business proposals, and funds will be made available to you,” he stated.
The governor reassured the corps members that the security of their lives and property was on top of his administration’s agenda at all times and would not relent on efforts to live up to that responsibility.
Earlier in her remarks, State NYSC Coordinator Rifkatu Yakubu, said a total of 1,691 corps members were posted to the state for the 2023 Batch C orientation exercise, adding that the corps members had been posted to all areas requiring their expertise in line with the requests received from corps employers in the state.
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