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 th estate 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.

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