Adamawa State Governor, Ahmad Fintiri, has described corps members as strategic partners in the execution of people-oriented policies and programmes.

Mr Fintiri stated this while declaring open the 2023 Batch ‘C’ Stream I orientation course for corps members deployed to the state at the Damare orientation camp in the Girei Local Government Area on Tuesday.

Mr Fintiri, represented by the Chief of Staff, Government House, Dr Edga Amos, said the corps members were partners, particularly in regard to education, healthcare, agriculture, and rural development.

He said that the orientation was a golden opportunity for corps members to discover their talents and other potential.

“So please grab this golden opportunity with both hands. At this juncture, I would like to remind you that white-collar jobs are not readily available. Therefore, I encourage you to avail yourselves of the opportunities for self-employment offered through the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development programme,” he said.

He further advised corps members to be security conscious and follow the personal security tips exposed to security experts in the course of their security lectures.

In his remarks, NYSC Adamawa coordinator, Jingi Denis, charged the corps members to be serious and participate in all camp activities.

He appreciated the Adamawa government for the support to the scheme and assured that more corps members would be deployed to key sectors for the overall development of the state.

Mr Denis said, “It may interest you to know that 80 per cent of our corps members are posted to schools, out of which 90 per cent serve as classroom teachers in public schools, particularly in the rural areas.’’

According to him, the development has been geared towards lifting the educational standards of the state, and it is the same story with corps members in the health sector.

“At this juncture, we are pleased with this year’s ranking of Adamawa’s performance by the National Examination Council as the first in the North and second nationwide.

“Through the invaluable contributions of our corps members to the education sector, we are proud to be part of this success story,” he said.

About 1,120 corps members were sworn in by the state Chief Judge, Justice Hapsat Abdulrahman, represented by Justice Helen Nuhu in the camp.

   (NAN)