The Civil Society Coalition for Transparency and Good Governance, has said backed the actualisation of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Trust Fund.
Executive secretary of the coalition, Mr Victor Udoh, stated this yesterday, when he led other members of on a courtesy call on the NYSC Director General Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah in his office in Abuja.
He described NYSC as the most formidable, organised and well composed youth organisation in the country, while commending it for integrating and unifying the country as one indivisible entity.
He urged General Fadah not to lower the standard but improve on the achievements of his predecessors.
“We are confident that the NYSC Trust Fund has enormous positive intent and they should not be overridden by shenanigans and that is why the CSOs are there to have accurate information and pass it on to the society.
“We are hopeful that under your watch the Trust Fund will come to life. We want to assure you that as informed members of the society, we will take this responsibility of expelling the erroneous conception and the few misguided expressions about the nobility of the intent of the NYSC Trust rust Fund.”
Responding, the director-general of NYSC, Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah said the Scheme would not be deterred by detractors as the purpose for establishing the fund is for the advancement of Corps Members and the society at large.
“During their service year, the Corps Members are trained in vocation and skills acquisition, it is intended that as they finish their service year, the trust fund will enable them have a take-off grant to start with.
“We remain focused and will continue in that direction and with your kind support I know that it is achievable”, he said.
Fadah appreciated the CSO for also pursuing the signing into law of the trust fund bill and assured that both organisations would work together for the good of the NYSC.
“I am pledging in very strong terms that we will partner with you. NYSC is celebrating 50 years next year and a committee has been set up to ensure that we consolidate on the gains that we have achieved so far.”
