NYSC Will Begin Posting To Farms. says Brig-Gen Suleiman Kazaure
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure promulgate on Monday that the scheme will begin posting of corps to farms.
He announce this in an interview with newsmen during his official visit to the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Sagamu, Ogun.
According to him, the move to deploy corps members to farms was in line with the agricultural development programme of the NYSC.
The NYSC has concluded preparations to begin the posting at the conclusion of the three-week orientation exercise. He said that Bauchi, Oyo, Kebbi and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, had been earmarked for the pilot phase.
“It should interest you to know that the NYSC will soon begin its agricultural development scheme where corps members will be posted to farms for their primary assignments.
“Already the NYSC has acquired active farmlands across the nation’s geopolitical zones with four already fully operational in Kwali, Bauchi, Oyo and Kebbi.
“After this orientation programme for the Batch ‘A’ corps members, we will begin posting some of them to these farms as a pilot phase.
“Though we are starting with four states for now, we will integrate the other states as time goes, the project is ongoing,” Kazaure said.
And also urge the corps members not to pursue white-collar jobs which doesn't exist but they should develop their potentiality for entrepreneurship.
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