by The Director General of the National Youtg Service Corps, Maj. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim has called on well-to-do individuals and Corporate Bodies to take a cue from Her Excellency, the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. (Mrs) Aisha Muhammadu Buhari by donating well equipped ambulance vehicles for the operation of NYSC mobile clinics Nationwide.
The DG, who spoke through the State Coordinator of NYSC Cross River State, Mr Zemoh Andrew made the appeal during the swearing in ceremony of the 2022 Batch A stream 1 Corps Members at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Obubra. He requested for support from stakeholders for the success of the Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD) programme of the NYSC which is aimed at providing easier access to free and qualitative health care especially for the rural poor.
Gen Shuaibu also challenged the corps Members to take skills acquisition and Enterprenuership training of the NYSC, seriously, adding that the training is meant to prepare corps Members for self employment and wealth creation through vocational and Enterprenuership training as well as linkage with financial institutions and other funding source for business start-up financing.
The NYSC helmsman used the occasion to thank the house of Representatives for the progress made so far in the legislative processes on the bill for the establishment of the NYSC trust fund as well as spirited individual support for the proposed trust fund especially during the Public hearing conducted by the be house committee
Earlier, a Total of 1,700 Members of the Corps were sworn in by the Administrative Judge of Obubra High Court Hon Justice Emmanuel Obua, who represented the Chief Judge of Cross River State, Hon Justice Akon Ikpeme.
