Disabled Corps Member Gets N1.8m From NYSC For Surgery
Brigadier General Kazaure, NYSC Director General[/caption]
The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Suleiman Kazaure, on Wednesday, donated N1.8 million to a Corps member, Ejike Eze, who had a spinal-cord injury.
The director made the donation when he visited the hospital (Memfys Neurosurgical Hospital) in Enugu where the surgery was to be done.
According to Kazaure, Eze had an accident on his way from Kogi state to Enugu state on 20th of December, 2016 where he broke his spinal cord.
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Kazaure said: “One of my core mandates is the welfare of the Corps members.
“We are here today to see him and see what we can do for him.
“He was involved in an accident in Enugu and had his spinal cord injured.
“When I heard of it and the money the hospital charged is very huge that his family cannot pay, so NYSC decided to take care of it.”
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He further advised the Corps members to avoid unnecessary journey, saying that it was the cause of the accident.
“Whenever I am in the camp to interact with Corps members, I always advice them in t
