Jigawa constructs N270m ‘corpers’ lodge

Jigawa state Governor, Muhammed Badaru Abubakar, has flagged-off the construction of 27 corpers’ lodges for serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in each of the 27 local government areas of the state. Performing the ceremony yesterday in Dutse, Governor Abubakar said the corpers lodges’ fund had already been deducted from the 27 councils across the state. Badaru said N10 million has already been deducted from each of the 27 LGAs and awaiting the approval of the Due Process Office for the completion of the project.
He said the NYSC had come a long way, adding that its inception 45 years ago “remains the most noticeable future of national integration and development as it has continued to foster unity, peace and brotherhood.” The governor added that “the gesture exemplifies our modest contribution to the continuity and sustenance of the NYSC scheme so that all corpers posted to the state should have decent accommodation where they feel most secured.” NYSC state coordinator, Mallam Ibrahim Abdu, said the gesture would alleviate the age long accommodation problems of the corps members in the state, stressing that the state government would also complement the members with a monthly stipend of N5, 000.