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From: Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin-Kebbi
Following alleged quit notice to Igbo living in the North, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has vowed that Northern governors including Acting President Yemi Osinbanjo, would defend unity of Nigeria with all their energy.
Governor Bagudu said this, on Monday, while addressing Batch ‘A’ Stream 1 of corps members at NYSC permanent camp during their official closing ceremony of their three weeks orientation courses described the quit notice as ” unpatriotic and unguarded.”
Apparently assuring youth corps members from other states, Bagudu said: “We have been hearing irresponsible statement across the country. I would like to assure you that we would rise to defend the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“We believe in the unity of Nigeria, and the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbanjo, all of us would rather die than see Nigeria divided.”
Governor Bagudu assured corps members of adequate security,welfare and accommodation, and also directed that whoever has problem among them should come to government house for redress.
He promised Corps members that all their unpaid allowances would be paid them even after their service year.
Earlier, the state coordinator of NYSC, Alhaji Lawal Turawa, had disclosed that 2,183 corps members registered in the camp for three weeks orientation while 816 sought for redeployment to other states.
He pleaded with the state government to upgrade the camp fence for security of the corps members and construction of toilet in the camp clinic.
