NYSC DG taks Officers on operational guidelines
NYSC officers have been urged to strive to understand the policies and operational guidelines of the Scheme in order to achieve its aims and objectives.
The Director-General, Brigadier General Sulaiman Kazaure made the call today at the opening ceremony of the Inspectors’ Development Programme taking place at the NYSC FCT Orientation Camp, Kubwa, Abuja.
Kazaure said there was the need to equip and update NYSC Inspectors in order to meet up with the contemporary social and security challenges facing the country.
“Contemporary social and security challenges such as Corps population explosion, Corps rejection, insurgency, kidnapping and other violent crimes that were not envisaged at inception are now regular occurrences that the Scheme and its officers have to grapple with.
“You must strive to gain fuller understanding of the policies and operational guidelines of the Scheme in order to achieve its aims and objectives throughout the nooks and crannies of the country,” Kazaure added.
The Director-General also urged the Inspectors to eschew all forms practices that could bring the Scheme into disrepute.
He added that Local Government Inspectors are expected to reside in their places of assignments.
The training programme with the theme: “Capacity Building for NYSC Inspectors in the Face of Emerging Challenges in Corps Administration”, was designed for Inspectors from the 19 Northern states.
In her introductory address, the Director of Corps Welfare and Inspectorate, Mrs. Victoria Okakwu, said the training programme would examine poor work attitude, values and ethics affecting individual productivity and the NYSC as a whole.
“It would enable participants determine and establish effective monitoring and evaluation tools for Corps members’ performance and also develop skills in identifying, planning and managing Community Development Service,” Okakwu added.
Earlier In a welcome address, the NYSC FCT Coordinator, Mr. Abdulrazak Salawu, urged the Management to extend the training programme to other cadres of staff.
