Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has promised to provide adequate COVID-19 vaccines for all the corps members in the state.
He also requested that the secretariat of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) liaise with the State Ministry of Health in that regard.
A statement issued on Saturday, September 11, 2021, the NYSC Director (Press and Public Relations), Adenike Adeyemi, said Masari made the pledge when the Director-General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Shu’aibu Ibrahim, paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Katsina.
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She said, “The governor assured that his administration would sustain the tempo of its support for the NYSC.
“He promised to provide adequate COVID-19 vaccines for all the corps members in the state
“Masari, who praised the existing cordial relationship between the State government and the NYSC, thanked the Director-General for the visit.”
Earlier, Ibrahim had expressed gratitude to the Governor for the cooperation and assistance the NYSC enjoyed from his administration.
He particularly thanked Ibrahim for the most recent gesture of renovating several blocks of hostels and the Skill Acquisition Centre at the NYSC permanent orientation camp, Katsina.
While acknowledging the NYSC-friendly disposition of the governor, the Ibrahim recalled how he personally led rescue efforts when some corps members were involved in a road traffic accident in 2019.
He expressed his commitment to further strengthen the cordial relationship between the scheme and Katsina State government.
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