Kakaure takes over as NYSC DG, promises to prioritise Corps’, staff welfare

The new Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-Gen. Sule Kazaure on Monday resumed office as the 17th DG of the scheme, promising to introduce policies that would improve welfare of corps members and the staff.

Kazaure, who was speaking at the handing over ceremony in Abuja noted that there are enormous tasks ahead, but with unity of purpose, they could overcome.

He said, “I know that the tasks ahead are enormous and the road is rough, but with unity of purpose we will make progress.”

Earlier, the immediate past DG of the NYSC, Brig-Gen. Johnson Olawumi assured that the service will soon begin to pay corps members directly as against receiving their pay through another source.

He explained that the leadership of the scheme had written series of letter to the federal government to the effect, and that “there seems to be the ray of light at the end of turnnel”.

He pleaded with staff to extend the cooperation and support he enjoyed during his stay in the scheme to the new DG to achieve the desired result.

Olawumi took over the NYSC leadership on 6 January 2014.

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