National youth service
state coordinators are to be held liable for the death of any corps member
serving in their respective states.
Director General of the National Youth Service
Corp Brig. Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, said this in his address at the 2020 Batch ‘A’
Pre-Orientation meeting of management with the area coordinators, state
coordinators, camp directors, camp commandants and collaborating agencies held
on Tuesday in Abuja.
The DG who said “there
should be no lackadaisical attitudes towards the welfare of our Corp members since
the scheme lay much emphasis on the welfare of our Corp members because they
are the future leaders of this country”, said there area administrative
procedures for such, adding that failure to adher to it would be met with
punitive measures.
Brig Gen Ibrahim
further said, State Coordinators should sensitize all camp officials to balance
firmness with empathy in their dealings with Corp members.
On Corp Members’ Dress
code, DG expressed dissatisfaction over the substantial non compliance with the
dress code for Corp members in some states adding that the NYSC uniform is a
mark of identity, honor, solidarity and pride of the Scheme and must therefore,
be worn correctly, with high sense of responsibility at all time.
The DG also reiterated
the commitment of the Scheme to secure lives and properties of all corps
members saying the scheme is continually strategizing and effectively liaising
with the security agencies, NYSC State Governing Boards and other relevant
stakeholders to ensure the safety of corps members before, during and after
orientation course to forestall any breech to their security.
The NYSC boss also
spoke on the management’s intervention in some orientation camps by providing
facilities like toilet, water supply, power, double bunk beds and mattresses in
States like Bauchi, Imo, Jigawa, Kogi, Nasarawa, Rivers, Sokoto and Taraba in
2019.