Fayose To FG: Pay Corps Members N50, 000 Monthly Allowance
The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has urged the Federal Government to increase the monthly allowance of Corps members in the country from N19,800 to N50,000.
He made the appeal in a statement issued by his Commissioner for Information, Youths and Sports, Lanre Ogunsuyi in Ise Ekiti during the closing ceremony of the orientation course of the 2017 batch “A” stream 2.
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Fayose said: “Nigerians must collectively join me to mandate the federal government to increase the allowance from N19,800 to N50,000.
“On our part, the Ekiti government will provide all the necessary support for the Corps members to make their service year memorable in the state.”
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) State Coordinator, Ukagha Eze, charged the corps members to see themselves as leaders of tomorrow.
“I want to charge all Corps members to always see themselves as leaders of tomorrow and stay away from corruption during and after the service year,” she said.
