Suleiman Kazaure, the director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has said that corps member would henceforth be posted to farms in line with the agricultural development program of the NYSC.
Speaking to journalists on Monday when he paid a visit to the camp in Sagamu in Ogun State, he said that Bauchi, Oyo, Kebbi and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have been chosen for the pilot phase.
“It should interest you to know that the NYSC will soon begin its agricultural development scheme where corps members will be posted to farms for their primary assignments,” he said.
“Already the NYSC has acquired active farmlands across the nation’s geopolitical zones with four already fully operational in Kwali, Bauchi, Oyo and Kebbi.
“After this orientation program for the Batch ‘A’ corps members, we will begin posting some of them to these farms as a pilot phase.
“Though we are starting with four states for now, we will integrate the other states as time goes, the project is ongoing.”
The NYSC boss advised corps members to seize the chance of the corps Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) Program to plan for their financial independence before the end of their service year rather than wait to embark on job search, adding that the era of white-collar jobs is gone.
“The NYSC has provided all the tools and support you need to develop your capacity to the fullest, it now depends on you, there is no short cut to success but by hard work.
“Of all the program outlined for you during the orientation, there is none more important that you must fully participate in than the SAED program.
“I want you to create your own jobs by being creative and innovative, you must strive to be labor employers rather than labor seekers.
“Please don’t look for white-collar jobs, your skills and potentials can serve you better in the way of realizing your dreams,” he said.
