The Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday
Dare stated this on Tuesday in Abuja in his address at the opening ceremony of
the 2023 NYSC Annual Management Conference, themed, “Optimising the Operations
of NYSC at 50 for National Development.”
While affirming that the government would continue to
preserve the scheme for its roles in national development and youth
empowerment, the minister, however, noted the need to reform NYSC to enhance
improved service delivery and also meet the challenges of the 21st century
youths as potential entrepreneurs.
He tasked the conference participants to “take the NYSC in
the direction of another trajectory of progress, digital revolution, supporting
and moulding the youths within one year to be better citizens for national
development and national unity”.
In his welcome address, the Director General of NYSC, Brig
Gen Y.D. Ahmed noted that the NYSC has remained a reference point for other
organisations since its inception in 1973, owing to its vital roles in the
promotion of national unity and integration.
He appealed to critical stakeholders to discharge their
statutory responsibilities to the Scheme and also empower a large number of
corps members with start-up capital for self-reliance after going through the
NYSC entrepreneurial trainings.
The DG stated further that the proposed NYSC Trust Fund,
when actualised, would make the NYSC Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship
Development Programme more functional, through the provision of training
facilities and start-up capital to finance the businesses of corps
entrepreneurs.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Alhaji
Muhammed Musa Bello, in his address commended the various innovations and
positive strides made by the Scheme till date.
The minister, whose address was read by the Mandate
Secretary, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Hajia Hadiza Mohammed
Kabir, said: “The nation surely looks up to the Scheme to continue to provide
the required manpower for its accelerated development.”
Participants at the conference were drawn from the 37 NYSC
state/FCT secretariats, area offices and other formations of the Scheme across
the country.
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