Governor Aminu
Tambuwal of Sokoto State has raised the allowances of youth corps members serving
in the state, with a pledge to begin the immediate payment of the new rate.
DEcamped—Speaker Tambuwal after decamping to APC, yesterday.
Tambuwal announced
the new policy during the swearing-in ceremony of 2006 Batch A Stream II corps
members at the state NYSC orientation camp in Wamakko town.
He said the state
government appreciated the services of corps members and the government would
continue to make their welfare a top priority.
Governor Tambuwal said the
increase affected all categories of youth corps members, while graduates of
major health courses would get more. His words: “Graduates of medicine will now
be paid N50,000 from the current amount of N36,000.
Pharmacists will now
N25,000 up from the N19,000 obtainable in the past, while graduates of lab
science and other medical technicians like nurses are now entitled to monthly
stipend of N15,000, up from the current N9,000 they are getting from the state
government.
“In the same vein, graduates of social science and humanities will
now be paid N5,000 monthly, a one thousand addition from the previous N4,000
they received from as state allawee.”
While urging the youth corps members to
reciprocate government gesture by being diligent in their areas of primary
assignments, Tambuwal urged them to shun vices that will lead to the breakdown
of law and order and communal harmony. “I urge you to shun militancy, terrorism
and cultism.
I also invite you explore Sokoto and study its rich history,
culture and people,” the governor said.
