NTAC deploys 28 TAC volunteers to Uganda to bridge educational gaps
The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) on Monday deployed 28 Technical Aid Corps (TAC) volunteers to Uganda in a display of soft power diplomacy.
The volunteers were selected from different institutions across Nigeria.
Speaking at the event, Yusuf Yakub, the director-general of NTAC, urged the volunteers to be good ambassadors of Nigeria in their host community.
Mr Yakub expressed satisfaction with the quality of Nigerian professionals selected for deployment to Uganda.
He commended President Bola Tinubu for creating the enabling environment and for sustaining the TAC programme.
“I also want to appreciate the minister of foreign affairs, Amb. Bianca Ojukwu, and the minister of state for their support.
“For the benefit of the volunteers, NTAC was established in 1987, and from that time, we have been deploying experts to African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries.
“What this means is that Nigeria is supporting blacks all over the world with technical expertise to help fill the gaps available in their countries,” he said.
Mr Yakub said Nigeria was sustaining the TAC programme in the spirit of South-South cooperation.
According to him, the programme is also an instrument of soft power diplomacy.
“The best way to make friends is through soft power diplomacy, not through kinetic means. Side by side with very few developed countries in the world, Nigeria is the only country in Africa giving this kind of aid.
“Your duty is to go out there and represent Nigeria as ambassadors,” he said.
He further said the programme was sponsored by the Nigerian government through NTAC and that the volunteers’ allowances would be taken care of by the corps.
The team lead for the 28 volunteers, Faruk Usman from the Usman Danfodio University, extended the team’s appreciation to the director-general and management of NTAC.
Mr Usman also appreciated Mr Tinubu for the opportunity to serve as a TAC volunteer.
Ouloma Ozani, a microbiologist from PeaceLand University, Enugu, said the volunteers were excited to be part of the programme.
(NAN)
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