The National Youths Service Corps year will forever remain memorable for Bello Abfulatid-Tobi and Fatima Hakeem as they met, fell in love, got married and had their first child while serving inSokoto.
The Coordinator, NYSC in Sokoto State, Mr Philip Enaberue, made this known on Monday, saying the development was one the leadership encouraged.
The coordinator explained that the couple were indigenes of Osun and Oyo states respectively.
He noted that the marriage was contracted while couple were serving at Government Secondary School, Tangaza, while giving the baby’s name as Abdulkhalid..
Enaberue, who made this disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto, however noted that two corps members had their service extended.
He said the affected persons were among the 1,18 corps members who passed out under 2018 Batch C Stream l.
He said the corps members passed out on Oct. 3, in a low keyed event and were issued certificates of service.
He disclosed that one other corps member had his service period extended by three months for absenteeism.
Enaberue added that those to repeat their service year were found guilty of absconding from their places of primary assignment.
According to him, three corps members have been shortlisted for honours, adding
and urged incoming corps members to emulate them.
He said 20 among the passed out corps members would undergo certificates verification at NYSC Headquarters in Abuja in line with maximum screening exercise.
He lauded the outgoing corps members for their contributions to the development of the state, especially in education, health, agriculture, rural infrastructure and involvement in the concluded general elections.
The coordinator advised the corps members to continue to practise the skills acquired during the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Training organised for them during the service year.
Enaberue called on well-to-do persons and organisations in the state to assist serving corps members in the execution of community development projects.
He explained that corps members were not allowed to use their personal money for the execution of any community development projects.
The coordinator expressed regret that many of them had designed projects and programmes but were not able to execute them due to lack of funds.
