Authority of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in Kebbi State has called on the Kebbi State government to rise up and challenge the inadequate deployment of Youths Corps Members to the State every service seasons.
The State Coordinator of the scheme in the State, Alhaji Bala Dabo Kagarko made this appeal to the State government in an interview with Kowa online after the swearing-in ceremony of 452 Corps Members posted to the State for the 2026 Batch "B' stream 1 Service year.
He described it as disheartening, to see Kebbi State with 21 LGAs receiving deployment of this number of Corps Members which according to him is grossly inadequate, as he wants the State government to take the issue up with NYSC Headquarters.
He stated that the numbers of Corps Members deployed to the State has drastically reduced in recent time, pointing out that Kebbi is among the States that received the least number of Corps Members.
"We have made several attempt to make sure the State government do the needful to get enough Corps Members to serve in the State through writing and dialogue, but to no avail."
"Shortage of Corps Members is not only affecting the Education sector, it affects the health sector more, as the State hardly receive up to five Corps Members medical personnels to cover areas like medicine, pharmacy, nursing lab sciences etc."
The Coordinator stated further that a request have been forwarded to the State government to relocate the present NYSC temporary Orientation Camp to Birnin-Kebbi metropolis, adding that village where the Camp is now, is an outcast area.
He noted that the trend of insecurity in and around the State makes the temporary camp porous to insecurity, and the government is therefore urged to consider it necessary to move the orientation camp from the village it is now, to a more conducive location in Birnin-Kebbi metropolis.
On State allowances to Corps Members, Alhaji Kagarko expressed further disheartening, that it is only Kebbi State out of 36 States in the Country that pays a paltry sum of N2,000 to Youths Corps Members in the State which he described as grossly inadequate.
"Despite this meager and ridiculous amount, the payment is very irregular, as for many months, ranging to three, five months and above that this money will not be paid, some Corps Members ended up not receiving a dime through out their Service year, which is very unfortunate." He lamented.
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Challenge inadequate posting of Youths Corps Members to Kebbi...State Coordinator. -- Ayodele Ajoge, Birnin-Kebbi.
