NYSC Is a National Asset – Army GOC
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Ibikunle Ajose, has described the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as an important national asset that should be protected and supported. He made the remark on Friday at Giginya Cantonment, Sokoto, when the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, paid him a courtesy visit. In a statement by NYSC’s Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, Ajose praised the strong partnership between the Nigerian Army and the NYSC, saying the military plays a key role in ensuring the safety of corps members. He stressed that corps members are banned from travelling at night for their own safety.“Once it is 5 p.m., any corps member on the road must stop at the nearest Army base and continue the journey the next morning,” he said. Ajose criticised […]