Two Kano corpers test positive for COVID-19

Two new members of National Youth Service Corps posted to Kano State have tested positive for COVID-19.

The state NYSC Coordinator, Hajiya Aisha Tata, who confirmed this on Monday while briefing newsmen after the swearing in of the 2020 Batch ‘B’ Stream A corps members, said 826 members were posted to the state.

She said all the 826 corps members posted to the state had undergone screening on COVID-19 before allowing them access to the camp premises.

According to her, the corps members were tested immediately they arrived at the orientation camp and taken to relevant facilities for further medical investigation.

She said, “As you have seen, we have provided all the necessary prevention facilities and ensured that all the corps members used them.

“We have also ensured comprehensive fumigation to ensure that the camp remains a clean environment for the corps members,” she said.

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, in his message, urged the corps members to remain calm and participate in all activities with open minds.

The governor was represented at the ceremony by the Permanent Secretary, Kano State Ministry of Youths and Sports Development, Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmed.

He said, “The orientation course was purposely designed to provide you with the requisite training for a better understanding and knowledge about the scheme, about your new environment and about the people you are going to be staying with after the orientation course.

“I implore you to be guided by the sense of duty and discipline that saw you through your various academic programmes.

“You are enjoined to shun all acts that may jeopardise harmonious relationships existing between the corps members and their host communities.”

The governor said his administration remained committed to the NYSC scheme and promised to support it to realise the purpose for which it was set up.

Governor Ganduje assured the corps members of their security, safety and welfare throughout their stay in the state.

The oath of allegiance was administered on the corps members by Chief Magistrate Jibril Muhammad.

Of the 826 corps members deployed in Kano State, 387 are females, while 439 are males.