3 Corps Members to repeat service year in Bauchi

Mrs Rifkatu Yakubu, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Coordinator in Bauchi State, on Thursday, disclosed that three corps members of the 2022 Batch ‘A’ stream II, would repeat their service year completely in the state.

Yakubu disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi during the collection of discharge certificates by the corps members.

She said that the affected corps members were sanctioned for various offenses including abscondment and absenteeism during their service year.

The state Coordinator reiterated that the scheme has zero tolerance for truancy and would not hesitate to punish any erring corps member.

According to her, seven others would have their service year extended for a few weeks and days for various misconducts during their service year.

She further explained that, out of the 1,412 corps members who passed out, three of them would be rewarded with the state honour award for their outstanding contribution towards uplifting the living standards of their host communities with well thought-out community development projects.

She also said that in line with the scheme’s mission of contributing to the development of the country, the scheme posted a good number of corps medical personnel to the rural areas of Bauchi state.

Yakubu added that the corps medical personnel through the scheme’s Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD), assisted thousands of citizens in the rural communities across the state.

“I would like to urge the outgoing corps members to continue to be good ambassadors of the scheme and also maximise the skills acquisition and entrepreneurship learnt during their service year,” she said.