Lagos State government has assured the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) of its support and improved welfare to ensure full utilisation of corps members, saying the support will come in form of increase in their welfare and infrastructure provision. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the state governor, gave this assurance when the NYSC management, led by the director-general of the scheme, Shaibu Ibrahim, a brigadier-general, paid a courtesy visit to his office, assuring that government would do all within its power to support the scheme.
Sanwo-Olu, represented by his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, said the support became imperative given that the future of Nigeria lies partly in the contribution of the corps members.
“The contributions of these corps members are of great significance, especially during the general elections and other national engagements. Apart from utilising their skills, Lagos will also support the scheme by giving the corps members entrepreneurial experience, coupled with engaging them in public service as occasion would demand,” he said.
Hamzat also gave the assurance that Sanwo-Olu’s administration would partner the NYSC in all their necessary endeavours. On the request for the new orientation camp made by NYSC
director-general, the deputy governor tasked him to engage professionals among the corps members, especially those with engineering and architectural training to come up with the design for the proposed orientation camp.
