The Governor of Nasarawa State, Engineer Abdullahi Sule has commended the recently promoted Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC ), Major General Shu’aibu Ibrahim for his strategic role in redefining the operations of the Scheme as a catalyst of development.
Engineer Sule stated this as a Special Guest of Honour during the grand reception organised in honour of the NYSC DG for his elevation to the rank of a Major General in the Nigerian Army.
According to the Governor, the DG’s achievements were testified by the founding father of the NYSC, General Yakubu Gowon and many State Governors who appreciated his impactful leadership in reinventing the scheme and making it more relevant.
The Governor who paid glowing tribute to General Shu’aibu admitted that the DG worked hard to deserve his elevation especially in the area of empowering corps members through skills acquisition and entrepreneurship development, reinvigoration of NYSC ventures and ensuring the provision of comprehensive documentation of NYSC activities and interventions in national development agenda.
“I’m a proud Governor because every state you go, the Governor will speak eloquently about the way you have redefined the Youth Service Corps in his state. You came, you saw and you have redefined the NYSC through many interventions which you mostly created “ the Governor stated.
Policy Drive
Speaking further, Governor Sule commended the new policy drive of the NYSC aimed at empowering corps members through
acquisition of skills for self-employment which he said is the best option out of the problem of unemployment for our teeming graduate youths.
In their separate goodwill messages, the Emir of Keffi Dr Shehu Chindo Yamusa and House of Representatives member representing Nasarawa Toto Federal Constituency in Nasarawa State, Honourable Ari Mohammed Abdulmumini expressed delight at the unprecedented achievements recorded by General Shu’aibu which earned him successive promotions up to Major General especially his numerous accomplishments in the NYSC Scheme. They both said Nasarawa state people are proud to be associated with his uncommon achievements and wish him more success in future.
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, represented by his Permanent Secretary Alh Isma’ila Abubakar commended the Director-General for providing the required leadership which motivated staff to support him in achieving the successes recorded. He urged him not to relent in his efforts to further elevate the NYSC Scheme to greater heights.
In her remarks on behalf of NYSC Staff and Corps members nationwide, the Director, Information and Communication Technology, (ICT) Mrs Christy Uba enumerated the achievements of General Shu’aibu to include among others; optimum utilisation of the potentials of corps members, reinvigoration of NYSC Ventures and Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship (SAED) programme, enforcement of a credible mobilization process, documentation of NYSC activities, enhancement of staff and Corps welfare, provision of ICT Centre, proposed NYSC Radio among others.
In his response, General Shu’aibu thanked God for His grace in his successive elevation in the Military and appreciated the Governor of Nasarawa State, Community Leaders, Staff and Corps members for the uncommon honour.
The NYSC Director-General expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for finding him worthy to be so appointed as the Chief Executive of the NYSC Scheme. He equally appreciated the Minister of Defence and Chief of Army Staff for believing in his capacity and their endorsement of his promotion to the rank of a Major General after earning a steady elevation in the last 28 years of his career. The DG further stated that his principles in life are targeted towards touching lives and pledges to devote his life in furtherance of this philosophy.
“All I have achieved in life was as a result of prayers of those I have come across in the course of my life”, he stated.
The Director-General commended various stakeholders of the Scheme for their support and called on them to sustain their advocacy for the success of the proposed NYSC Trust Fund which aims at empowering youth Corps members and addressing the infrastructural challenge of the Scheme
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