"You Are Safe In Bauchi"... NYSC Co-ordinator Assures Corp Members.

MEMBERS of the Batch "B"

of the National Youth

Service Corps (NYSC) posted to Bauchi State have been assured of their safety

during their orientation pro-gramme, which started off Monday and their welfare in

the state during the service

year.

The state coordinator of the

NYSC, Mr Abraham Tizhe,

gave the assurance while

speaking with journalists,

on Tuesday, adding that on

assumption of office, he had

held series of meetings with

security personnel in the

state on the need to put

adequate security measures

in place for serving corps

members in the state and

newly-posted Batch "B"

members.

Tizhe said he met with the

leadership of the police, the

State Security Service (SSS)

and the Nigeria Security and

Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)

in the state, all of whom, he

said, had given the

assurance of their readiness

to provide adequate security

for the serving corps

members and the new ones

posted to the state.

"Onmy arrival in Bauchi

State, I held a meeting with

the security chiefs,

comprising the

commissioner of police, the

director of the SSS, the

commandant of the NSCDC,

among others and they had

assured us that the corps

members will be secured,"

Tzihe stated.

The NYSC boss enjoined the

623 corps members posted

to the state for the 2011

Batch "B" service year to be

rest assured of the safety

during and after the

orientation programme,

assuring that all necessary

measures had been taken to

ensure their safety.

"In fact,we have finished all

preparations to receive all

corps members posted to

the state for the Batch "B"

service year and the NYSC

Director-General has

promised to add more corps

members to Bauchi State,"

he said.

Tzihesaid the service was

yet to decide whether corps

members would be posted

to local government areas

where there were crisis

after the April election.



*I honestly pray they are safe*