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Mangu (Plateau) Jan. 26, 2017 (NAN) Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has commended corps members’ efforts at executing rural comumnity developments over the years.
“Corps members posted to Plateau have always executed community developments in the rural areas; I want to say thank you for such efforts because my people have found them very beneficial,” Laong said in Mangu on Thursday.
Represented by youths and sports commissioner, Mr Danladi Mang, at the official opening ceremony of the 2016 Batch “B” stream 2 orientation exercise, Lalong said that most of the projects were in the areas of education, infrastructure and healthcare delivery.
“Many corps members have drilled bore holes that had immense impact. Some executed projects that involved bringing the people together to seek out ways toward peaceful co-existence.
“Some built classes and equipped libraries. Such efforts by your predecessors contributed to the peace and happiness we currently enjoy; we want you to emulate such steps,” he said.
Earlier in her address, Mrs. Olufunmilayo Akin-Moses, the newly posted State Coordinator, had advised the corps members to participate in the programmes during the orientation exercise, noting that they would prepare them to contribute to national development.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that 2,809 corps members were registered at the close of registration on Wednesday. (NAN)
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Edited by Ephraims Sheyin