The Sokoto State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Alhaji Usman Yakubu Yaro, has announced that the Corps has extended the service year of sixteen (16) corps members over misconduct.
Usman who disclosed this at the passing out of the 2024 Batch C, Stream 2 Corps members said the affected corps members were sanctioned for various offences ranging from abscondment, absenteeism and others, during their service year.
He maintained that the NYSC has zero tolerance for truancy.
Usman, however, said two corps members received the prestigious Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar awards for their outstanding contribution towards uplifting the living standard of their host communities.
The Coordinator thanked Sokoto State governor, Ahmed Aliyu, for his love and unparalleled support to the scheme in the state over the years, especially his commitment towards the sustenance of payment of state allowance to corps members.
He maintained that corps members were being posted to rural communities in line with the scheme’s determination to contribute to accelerated development of the state and in consonance with the policy and programmes of the present administration.
Usman said the Bank of Industry and other institutions have also supported corps members on business development plans and enterprises.
He urged the outgoing corps members to be good ambassadors of the scheme and also maximise the skill acquisition and entrepreneurship learnt during the service year.
