The new Director-General of the
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Johnson Olawumi, has
said fairness, justice and equality would form the pillar of his leadership.
Olawumi made the promise on Monday,
while officially taking over the mantle of leadership from the former
Director-General of the scheme, Brigadier-General Nnamdi Okore-Affia, in Abuja.
He also promised to take the welfare
of the staff as major priority, while warning against laxity.
“I promise to be open and fair and,
in my tenure, there will be equity. Whatever you are due to get, you will get
it,” he promised.
In his valedictory speech, the
outgoing DG, Brigadier-General Okore-Affia, said “NYSC, in the past 40 years,
has impacted positively on the various sectors of our national life.
“It has been able to complement the
manpower needs of the nation at the local, state and national levels,
especially in the areas of education, health care delivery, agriculture and
mentorship of youths for future leadership roles, among others.”
He said during his tenure, he
was able to achieve successful implementation of the approved expanded
administrative structure of the scheme and enhancement of the security of corps
members in all locations throughout the country.
Including e-registration of foreign
trained graduates and comprehensive review of conditions of service for the
scheme as part of his achievements, Okore-Affia noted that the achievements
would not have been possible without the cooperation of workers.
He expressed the belief that Olawumi
led-leadership would re-mould the scheme for a greater efficiency, while
calling on staff to lend him their support.
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