Corps Members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Nigeria have been commended for rendering selfless services, notably in provision of free medical services to rural dwellers across the country.
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The Osu Ajiri of Edege Kingdom, Alhaji Halilu Usman made the commendation during the monitoring of Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers by NYSC Director-General Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim in Mararaba Udege Village , Nasarawa State, north -central Nigeria.
In a statement signed by the Director, Press and Public Relations of the NYSC, Mrs. Adenike Adeyemi, the traditional rural said that Corps Members are invaluable assets to National development, and their contributions cannot be underestimated.
“We are really grateful to NYSC because we know the importance of NYSC and we have benefitted immensely in the education and health sectors and anyone that knows the importance of NYSC would not think of scrapping the Scheme”, he said.
The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim who was at the venue to monitor the programme expressed his satisfaction about the nationwide exercise.
“Nigerians are responding nationwide and the Corps Members are contributing their quota to national development”, he added.
General Ibrabim during the exercise also administered deworming drugs on some pupils of Mararaba Udege Community.
