PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Brig. Gen. Y. D. Ahmed as the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps.
He will be officially taking over on Monday from Christy Uba who piloted the affairs of the NYSC for about three months.
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Uba, the most senior director, was appointed by the Presidency following the sacking of Brig. Gen. Mohammed Fadah over alleged incompetence and poor performance.
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Recall that on November 22 2022, the NYSC announced the elevation of its Director, Information and Communications Technology,
Christy Uba as its acting Director-General.
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She made history as the first woman to be appointed to NYSC since its establishment about 50 years ago.
The NYSC Director of Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, had said the appointment followed the sacking of Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah as DG by Buhari.
