The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)  Coordinator, in Kano, Aisha Tata Mohammed, has revealed that of all the over 3,000 Corp members who recently passed out after completing their service year in Kano, all were COVID-19 negative.

She made this known when she paid a courtesy call to the governor with some principal officers of NYSC Kano state Secretariat on Thursday, at his office, appreciating how, the state government always comes to their rescue, when such need arises.

This was contained in a statement issued by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abba Anwar on Thursday as reported by Solacebase.

She said in the statement, “When the COVID-19 pandemic was first identified in the state and in the subsequent weeks, we had many calls from the parents of our Corp members, to find out about their wards.’’

‘’But luckily for us Your Excellency, as we called back we were told that many of them (Corp members) called back home to tell them they were hale and hearty. And COVID-19 negative,” said the statement.

She added that they were grateful to the state government for a good listening ear they get whenever they come calling to the state government.

The statement said Governor Ganduje promised to reconstitute the State NYSC Governing Board, adding that, “…as far as we are concerned we shall always consider ways to see to the development of NYSC in the state and the nation in general.”

‘’He also reiterated the commitment and promised to look into the rehabilitation of the  NYSC Camp at Kusalla, in Karaye local government, explaining that, “We are going to continue with the rehabilitation of the Camp. So also on the issue of local allowances which you have just highlighted, we are going to do something about it.”

Governor Ganduje discloses that his administration would do it’s best to foster and strengthen the good relationship that exists between the state and the State NYSC Secretariat.