The National Youth Service Corps has ordered its personnel whose assets declaration dates were due to “make such declaration immediately in line with the code of conduct for public officers.”
A statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by its Director (Press and Public Relation), Mrs. Abosede Aderibigbe, said the Director-General of NYSC, Brig. General Johnson Olawumi, gave the directive during the opening ceremony of its 2016 annual management conference taking place in Asaba, the Delta State capital.
According to him, the NYSC had been very consistent in the enforcement of periodic assets declaration by its staff members as well as ensuring strict adherence to policy guidelines in all aspects of the scheme’s operations.
While reviewing the activities of the NYSC, Olawumi recalled the participation of corps members in the successful conduct of the 2015 general elections.
“I therefore wish to commend the political class, security agencies and the electorate for their support to corps members during the exercise. We assure all Nigerians that given such opportunity in the future, we will not disappoint the nation”, he said.
He also said the scheme, through its Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers, launched a holistic medical outreach targeted at the rural poor nationwide last year.
The DG added that the programme would be sustained, and would especially be used in assisting the country to contain the spread of Lassa fever.
Olawumi called on state governments as well as other international and private organisations to support the HIRD in achieving its objective of contributing to quality healthcare delivery to all nooks and crannies of Nigeria.
He also urged stakeholders, especially corporate bodies and individual philanthropists, to assist towards sustaining the NYSC Hope Alive Initiative which was introduced with the aim of providing succour to corps members who suffer permanent disability during the service year.
The DG told the gathering that the scheme had installed latest security chips that could track a distressed caller easily.
Olawumi advised corps members to always call the NYSC Distress Call Centre whenever the need arises.
He thanked all host communities and security agencies nationwide as well as other stakeholders, including the Delta State government, for their support towards the welfare and safety of corps members.
Earlier in his welcome address, the NYSC’s Director (Planning, Research and Statistics), Temitope Ajayi said the AMC would generate ideas and formulate new strategies with the aim of enhancing productivity and service delivery for effective management of the youth.
He said, “The focus of this conference is, therefore, to brainstorm and come up with practicable solutions that will reposition and promote the ideals of the scheme in the face of the present challenges of the operating environment.”
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