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NYSC Calls-out Gov. Agbu Kefas Over Delays In N245,000 Awards
Seven months after promising to pay National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in public schools in Taraba State N245,000 each as a welfare package, Governor Agbu Kefas is yet to approve the release of the fund.
In September, Mr Kefas announced the award of the money to the corps members.
He made the announcement through a statement issued by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Re-orientation, Zainab Usman.
According to the statement, the governor approved the package for all corps members serving in the state.
A package breakdown shows that the corps members would get N50,000 as medical allowance, N75,000 as housing allowance and N120,000 as stipend.
The commissioner said the governor initiated the package due to the high increase in school enrollment due to the government’s free basic education, uniforms and other learning materials programme.
Mrs Usman did not pick up calls or respond to text messages asking her why the payment had yet to be made to the corps members.
