"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*