… inaugurates governing board
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, supported stakeholders’ calls for the establishment of National Youth Service Corps Trust Fund.
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, stated this at the formal inauguration of the new National Governing Board of the NYSC.
Dare said that the Fund will make the NYSC Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development programme more functional.
He added that such an initiative will go a long way in strengthening the Scheme and deepen its impact.
The minister stressed that the Fund will serve as a sustainable source of providing start-up capital for the trained Corps members to actualize their business plans.
“Therefore, I appeal to all and sundry to support the actualization of the proposal,” he urged.
While addressing the board members, he charged both returning and new members to continue to get acquainted with the provisions of the NYSC Act, especially as they relate to the roles and responsibilities of major stakeholders, including the Board.
“I expect that members of the Board will deploy the political influence at their disposal to strengthen all levels of engagements aimed at sustaining the legacies of the scheme through continuous engagement with policymakers at various levels,” he said.
The board members are; Ambassador Fatima Balla Abubakar as Chairman; Prince Oyekunle Oyewunmi, President’s Nominee; Mrs. Binta Muaza, President’s Nominee, Yusuf Umar Nalado, President’s Nominee; Major-Gen B.O. Sawyerr, Representative of the Chief of Army Staff, Commissioner of Police Ede Ayuba, Representing the Inspector General of Police; Architect Sani Aliyu, Representing the Committee of Rectors of Polytechnics; and Professor Sulyman A. Abdulkareem, Representing Committee of Vice-Chancellors.
The National Governing Board is the highest policy-making organ of the NYSC and their appointment would last for three years.
