Gov Tambuwal raises corps members’ allowance

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has
raised the allowances of youth corps members
serving in the state, with a pledge to begin
the immediate payment of the new rate.
Tambuwal announced the new policy during the
swearing-in ceremony of 2006 Batch A Stream
II corps members at the state NYSC
orientation camp in Wamakko town.
He said the state government appreciated the
services of corps members and the
government would continue to make their
welfare a top priority.
Governor Tambuwal said the increase affected
all categories of youth corps members, while
graduates of major health courses would get
more.
His words: “Graduates of medicine will now be
paid N50,000 from the current amount of
N36,000. Pharmacists will now N25,000 up
from the N19,000 obtainable in the past, while
graduates of lab science and other medical
technicians like nurses are now entitled to
monthly stipend of N15,000, up from the
current N9,000 they are getting from the
state government.
“In the same vein, graduates of social science
and humanities will now be paid N5,000
monthly, a one thousand addition from the
previous N4,000 they received from as state
allawee."
While urging the youth corps members to
reciprocate government gesture by being
diligent in their areas of primary assignments,
Tambuwal urged them to shun vices that will
lead to the breakdown of law and order and
communal harmony.
“I urge you to shun militancy, terrorism and
cultism. I also invite you explore Sokoto and
study its rich history, culture and people,” the
governor said.