Gov Kefas tasks corps members on jobs, wealth creation for teaming youths in Taraba

 

From Godwin Agia, Jalingo

    The Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu kefas has on Friday tasked the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) posted to serve in the State to creating wealth through Entrepreneurship.

     Kefas disclosed this during the swearing-in ceremony of the 2024 batch 'C' stream 1 set, deployed to Taraba State for the one-year mandatory national service at the NYSC orientation camp in Sibere, Ardo-kola local government area of the State.

    Represented by the Chief of Staff government house, , Dr jeji Williams, Kefas urged the newly sworn-in corps members to participate in all the activities in the camp to have a knowledge of any given skills to be safe-employ after their service year and as well train others.

   "The Moving Forward policy initiative of the State Government is on course and has started yielding dividends in all the vital sectors of the state. We have made painstaking efforts to rejuvenate some of the private and public businesses and job-creating enterprises in the state. This move is geared towards providing them with the needed support to produce more and create wealth and jobs for our teeming youths.

     "Tere is no gainsaying the fact that the youths play a pivotal role in the growth of any Nation. I must add that we recognize this very fact in the state. We have made giant strides in this respect by incorporating a lot of youths into our administration. We enjoin you all to partner with them to galvanize ideas on how to play a role and contribute to the development of the Educational, Agricultural, Healthcare, Tech and ICT, Environmental Sanitation, Green and Clean Energy, and Tourism sectors of the state's economy", he said.

     Earlier, Taraba State NYSC Coordinator, Mr Ella Aji Williams noted that the orientation exercise would provide them with the opportunity to learn vocational skills and set up business of their own instead of searching for jobs after they one-year national service.

The coordinator commended the State Governor, Dr Agbu kefas for his continuous assistance to the NYSC scheme in the State.

    "I consider it important to remind you that the orientation course encompasses Para-military Drills, Socials, Sanitation, Lectures, Sports, and noble self-developing Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programs amongst others. You are required to actively participate in the scheduled programs of the orientation course as it would increasingly prepare and equip you physically and mentally to face the rigor and challenges of the service year" he said.