Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has assured the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) that complete renovation of the NYSC orientation camp will commence immediately after the orientation exercise.
He made the pledge at the Swearing-in ceremony of the 2019 Batch ‘C’ Corps members deployed to Nasarawa State.
The ceremony was held at the Magaji Dan Yamusa NYSC Permanent Orientation camp in Keffi Local Government Area.
Sule represented by his deputy, Dr Emmanuel Akabe announced that he recently gave directive for the total renovation of the orientation camp to fulfil a pledge he made in the past to renovate the camp after the end of the orientation exercise for the 2019 Batch C corps members currently in the camp.
“I want to assure the management of NYSC in the state that my administration will continue to assist the scheme in the state where and when necessary and my doors will remain open to you always.”
Mrs Ramatu Sanda, Coordinator of NYSC in the state said 2102 corps members had been registered for the 2019 Batch ‘C’ orientation exercise, comprising of 1164 females and 938 males.
She listed activities lined up for the three weeks orientation exercise to include paramilitary drills, citizenship, leadership and physical training, lectures, skills acquisition and entrepreneurship development.