Turaki urges NYSC to accept postings to rural areas
From ISMAILA MUHAMMAD, Dutse

GOVERNOR Ibrahim Saminu Turaki of Jigawa state has told the 1,911 corps members who completed their orientation course in the state that one of the modalities of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) stipulates that in any particular service year, members must be posted to rural areas where 70 per cent of Nigerians live.
“I stand to encourage you to accept your postings in good faith to rural areas where your services are needed the most. With humility and sincerity, I enjoin you to do all that you can to leave enduring legacies with the people whom you will live with for the next one year”, he advised.
Governor Turaki whose address was read by the state commissioner of information, Alhaji Mukhtari Muhammed Birniwa during the official closing ceremony of Batch ‘A’ orientation course, held at the state NYSC orientation camp, Gumel, emphasized that the role of corps members in the society was well spelt out, pointing out that theirs was to provide hope where others failed.
He added that by viture of their training, the nation expected that the youth of this great country will rise to provide the needed economic, social and political environment that can enhance the standard of living of every Nigerian.
Governor Turaki who said that the nation’s solution to problems lie squarely in the hands of youth corps members, encouraged them to interact freely with their host communities, learn the culture, avoid the taboos and seek ways of improving the lives of the common man.
In his welcome address, the state chairman, NYSC governing board, who is also the state commissioner of information, Alhaji Mukhtar Muhammed Birniwa, called on the people of the state to support the corps members to make their stay in the state meaningful and rewarding.
Earlier, in his introductory remarks, the state NYSC cordinator, Dr. Godwin Isu had said that the corps members were fully ready and equipped to report to their places of primary assignment after fulfilling the orientation aspect of the four cardinal programmes of the service year.
He informed the corps members that their predecessors contributed immensely to the development of their host communities through various programmes of the service year by embarking on projects based on community needs.