Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, has urged members of the National Youth Service Corps deployed to the state to resist unnecessary redeployment requests and contribute to its development.\n<\/p>\n
Yahaya said the state needed the knowledge, skills and expertise of corps members to support growth in critical sectors, including education and healthcare.\n<\/p>\n
He made the appeal on Friday through the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Yusuf Abdullahi-Waziri, during the swearing-in of the 2026 Batch C, Stream II corps members at the NYSC temporary orientation camp in Amada, Gombe State.\n<\/p>\n
The governor encouraged the corps members to see their deployment as an opportunity to make meaningful contributions to their host communities rather than seek relocation without compelling reasons.<\/p>\n
\u201cGombe State needs your services, talent, knowledge, and expertise. Our state continues to pursue development across various sectors, and I believe your contribution can make a meaningful difference in our communities, schools, healthcare facilities and other establishments where you will be deployed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Yahaya assured the corps members of their safety and welfare, saying the state government was working with security agencies and other stakeholders to provide a conducive environment during their orientation and service year.\n<\/p>\n
He described the NYSC scheme as an important platform for promoting national unity, integration and reconciliation by bringing young Nigerians from different ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds together.<\/p>\n
The governor also urged the corps members to uphold discipline, integrity and respect for constituted authority while taking part in the orientation activities.\n<\/p>\n
He pledged that his administration would continue to work with the NYSC management to ensure that corps members\u2019 welfare received adequate attention.\n<\/p>\n
Earlier, the Gombe State NYSC Coordinator, Regina Eke, said 1,201 corps members, comprising 686 males and 515 females, had registered for the orientation exercise, while registration was still ongoing.\n<\/p>\n
Eke, who said she assumed office as the 19th NYSC coordinator in the state a week earlier, described Gombe as peaceful and hospitable.\n<\/p>\n
She assured the corps members of a memorable service year, saying, \u201cYou will not need to go on relocation, except on health grounds, as you will have the best of your time here in Gombe State.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
The coordinator appealed to the state government to increase its financial support to the NYSC and improve feeding arrangements for corps members during the orientation exercise.\n<\/p>\n
She also called for sustained government intervention to improve welfare at corps members\u2019 primary places of assignment, particularly through the payment of monthly stipends.<\/p>\n
Eke commended the Yahaya administration for constructing a permanent orientation camp, expressing hope that the ongoing exercise would be the last held at the temporary facility.\n<\/p>\n
The corps members were sworn in by the Chief Judge of Gombe State, Justice Halima Mohammed, who was represented by Justice Suleiman Abubakar.\n<\/p>\n
Yahaya subsequently declared the 2026 Batch C, Stream II orientation course open.\n <\/p>\n
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