Kwara State Government has delivered four hundred new mattresses, two hundred double trunk beds, ninety wooden benches and several consumable drugs to the Yikpata Camp of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC).
This comes weeks after Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq paid an unscheduled visit to the camp in Edu Local Government Area of the state, calling it a ‘penitentiary that is not fit for human living’ and pledging to urgently rehabilitate the camp to make the users more comfortable.
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The governor had also apologised to NYSC members on his June 19 visit saying the condition at the camp represented the general breakdown of basic infrastructure in the state.
He said the visit to the camp was a challenge for him to make things better.
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Sports and Youths Development, Akanbi Shuaib, who represented the governor at the official handing-over of the materials, said the development underscores AbdulRazaq’s commitment to the welfare of people.
“Our amiable governor is a man of his words. What we are seeing here today is a fulfilment of pledges made just over a month ago. We are therefore celebrating a harvest from the governor that has the concern of the people in his heart,” Akanbi said.
Kwara NYSC coordinator, Esther Kupolati, commended AbdulRazaq for the gesture which she said portrayed the governor as a responsive and reliable leader who cares for basic needs of the people.
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“This gesture will go a long way to make camping more comfortable for the corps’ members and we promise to ensure that they are properly utilised and maintained,” Kupolati said.
Those at the event included the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Saliu Danladi; Director of Youths and Development at the Ministry, Aisha Mohammed; Deputy Director of Youths and Development Oladipo Aliyu; and other officers from the ministry.
