Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie
Ikpeazu, has advised the Federal Government to think of establishing farms
across the 36 states, using members of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC)
as drivers of a youth agricultural initiative.
The Governor, according to a
statement issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Comrade Enyinnaya
Appolos, said this when he received the Director General of NYSC, Brig. Gen.
Sule Kazaure, who paid him a one day working visit at Government House
Umuahia.
Governor Ikpeazu said the policy will
make it mandatory for Corp members to be trained by experts in various aspects
of agriculture during their one year national service, and every state will
provide farm.
He said that upon the completion of
their service year, the Federal Government will make Agric loans accessible to
them to go into various aspect of farming.
Ikpeazu said that the scheme will
provide employment as it will encourage youth involvement in agriculture and
reduce the number of white collar job seekers.
The governor said, "I've thought
about how to solve the problem of unemployment in Nigeria and I think that the
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According to him, "NYSC is a
vehicle that can drive government policies including agriculture and achieve
good value chain in the industry".
He promised that the erosion site at
the orientation camp will be visited and the female hostel looked into,
promising that government will continue to assist the NYSC in the state.
Ikpeazu also pleaded with NYSC to
consider awarding contracts for the production of uniforms and boots to Aba
tailors and shoe makers to support his administrations drive for patronage of
made in Aba goods and services.
He assured that the state Government
will guarantee high quality products as well as provide industrial capacity
machines and high quality inputs to a consortium of tailors and shoe makers at
Aba to meet the demands of NYSC in a timely manner.
The governor stated that the state is
also ready to supply uniforms and boots to military men in the country at
competitive prices.
Earlier, the DG of the NYSC, brig Gen
Suleiman Zakari Kazaure said that he was in the state for a routine inspection
of the camp facility for the batchA stream 2 of the NYSC.
He thanked the Governor for the
cordial relationship between the state and the NYSC team in the state.
He also appreciated his achievements
in the state including his benevolence to the NYSC.
He further requested him to assist in
the area of erosion control in the camp, fix the dilapidated female hostel and
provide borehole.
He as well urged him to do something
about the subvention payable to NYSC.
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