The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC), Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed has called on stakeholders to channel their intellect and resources towards youth development.
He added that this is the greatest investment a nation can make to ensure the safety of its future.
The Director General stated this at the Directorate Headquarters in Abuja, the nation’s capital during his decoration as the African Youth Icon of the Year by the West African Youth Parliament, (WAYP).
Speaker of the Parliament, Ambassador Olasukanmi Kolawole while presenting a plaque and a special regalia to signify the honour, said that the award is in recognition of his track record of excellence in moulding Nigerian youths.
According to him, “This Parliament has been following your exploits in various institutions with keen interest, and has found you worthy of the prestigious award, owing to your numerous contributions to academic excellence at Nigerian Military School, Zaria and Nigerian Army Command Secondary Schools in Lagos and Enugu”
Ambassador Kolawole further said that “the good job you have started in NYSC is also very commendable, and we pray that the Lord will give you wisdom to continue in that path”
He added, that the African Youth Parliament also known as ECOWAS Youth Parliament is an organization that promotes unity, democracy and good governance in the West African sub-region.
Appreciation
The Director General of NYSC appreciated the African Youth Parliament for the honour, which he said is not done to him alone but to the people he had worked with in different institutions across Nigeria.
The NYSC Chief Executive Officer equally said he feels highly elated that God has used him in making impact in the lives of many youths, most of whom are holding strategic positions in the Nigerian society.
He reeled out his contributions to the nation’s educational sector, which include pragmatic steps that changed the narrative concerning students’ performance in examinations organized by West African Examination Council (WAEC).
Olusola Akintonde
