Gov Agbu approves N15,000, N50,000, N75,000 for serving corps members in Taraba

From Godwin Agia, Jalingo

Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has approved fifteen thousand naira (15,000) monthly allowances for serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), in the State.
In a statement issued to Journalists on Sunday in Jalingo by the State Commissioner of Information and Re-orientation, Barr. Zainab Usman Jalingo, indicated that, Governor Agbu Kefas has also approved a one-time payment of fifty thousand naira (50,000) as a medical allowance.
According to the statement, Agbu also announced an accommodation allowance of twenty-five thousand naira (25,000) per term, totaling seventy-five thousand naira (75,000) for three terms for Corps members.
Statement read in parts, as an emergency response to the education situation, Dr Agbu Kefas has approved significant allowances for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in Taraba State schools.
“An additional ten thousand naira will be added to their monthly allowance. A one-time payment of fifty thousand naira as a medical allowance. An accommodation allowance of twenty-five thousand naira per term, totaling seventy-five thousand naira for three terms.
“Exceptional Youth Corps members who distinguish themselves while serving in schools will be offered automatic employment opportunities.”
The statement added that, the surge in new enrollments witnessed in primary and secondary schools within the past ten working days has necessitated some immediate action.