NTAC DG LAUDS PRESIDENT TINUBU ON FUNDING AS RETURNING VOLUNTEERS EXPRESS READINESS TO IMPACT NIGERIA WITH FRESH KNOWLEDGE,NEW DISCOVERIES*

 *NTAC DG LAUDS PRESIDENT TINUBU ON FUNDING AS RETURNING VOLUNTEERS EXPRESS READINESS TO IMPACT NIGERIA WITH FRESH KNOWLEDGE,NEW DISCOVERIES* 

Director General, Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub, has commended President Bola Tinubu for his visionary leadership and steadfast support for the Technical Aid Corps Scheme.

 The commendation, made during a ceremony to receive returning NTAC Volunteers who completed their 2-year service in Zanzibar on Monday, also provided an opportunity for them to present to the Agency and its allied stakeholders the experiences garnered and lessons learnt from their service in the host country.

While welcoming the Volunteers,who discharged themselves as worthy Ambassadors in Zanzibar,Rt.Hon. Buba thanked them for their patriotism, dedication to service as well as for making Nigeria proud on the international stage. 

The NTAC boss highlighted the importance of knowledge-sharing, announcing that certificates of completion would be presented to the Volunteers in line with the noble objectives of the service. 

He also emphasized the Volunteers' crucial role in passing on the skills and experiences gained in Zanzibar,expressing optimism that their efforts would positively impact the lives of Nigerians across the country and shape the expectations and service-delivery of future prospective Volunteers.

Earlier, the Agency's Director of Programmes, Ambassador Zakari Usman, expressed sincere gratitude to the DG for his unwavering support and provision for the Volunteers throughout their service period.He informed the DG that the Volunteers had so delivered on the mandate of the Agency that citizens of Zanzibar did not want them to leave their country.

A representative of the batch of Volunteers and Team Lead,Adegoke Popoola,who spoke for them,was full of gratitude to the Federal Government for providing them the opportunity to participate in the Scheme.He said, although it always appears like the grass is greener on the other side,Nigeria,as a country, is well blessed and has the abundance of both human and natural materials to contribute meaningfully to the development of many countries of the world.He added that the need to continue the TAC Scheme was not negotiable,owing to its high impact and results.

The ceremony,which was attended by key Directors and officers of the Agency, including Mrs. Meimunat Haruna- Mustapha,a Deputy Director and Head of Accounts, provided the Agency an opportunity for a continuous assessment of the impact the Scheme is making across the world, especially in the ACP countries.