The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has revealed that the scheme provides services valued at more than 14 billion naira annually to the government and people of Lagos State.
General Nafiu explained that this figure represents the minimum monetary value of the contributions of over 44,000 Corps Members deployed across the state. According to him, the Corps Members serve in various capacities, including 333 medical doctors, 306 pharmacists, 274 nurses, and 7,188 teachers.
He made this disclosure during a courtesy visit to the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the Government House, Marina. He described Lagos as the number one destination for Corps Members, stressing that parents were comfortable with their children serving in the state due to its relative security.
“The purpose of my visit is to acknowledge the support of the Lagos State Government to the scheme, strengthen the cordial relationship we share, and reassure the Governor that NYSC will continue to deploy adequate number of Corps Members to serve in Lagos,” the DG said.
General Nafiu commended the Governor for the renovation work carried out at the temporary camp in Iyana-Ipaja while noting that work was still ongoing at the 10,000-capacity permanent orientation camp. He said the scheme looked forward to the completion of the facility so that Corps Members deployed to Lagos could camp in the same location, rather than being dislodged to contiguous camps.
He requested that the Lagos State Secretariat of the NYSC be provided with an ambulance and urged the Governor to sustain other areas of support that continue to give much-needed operational backing to the scheme in the state.
General Nafiu also congratulated Governor Sanwo-Olu on the remodelled National Theatre, describing it as a national monument of repute.
