By Franklin Ogude
The Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Umar Bago, has kept to another quota of his vow to reimburse serving Corp members in Niger State with N200,000 each, which will aid them have a wonderful service year in the state.
Since Friday, July 19th, 2024, serving Corp members of the 2024 Batch B, Stream 1 have been receiving credit alerts.
Some Corpers claim that Unity Bank was one of the first banks to start paying the Niger State Care fund from Bank Of Industry (BOI)
BrandSpur national news earlier reported that Bago, made this promise while giving a speech in the NYSC orientation Camp, Paiko, Niger state on 2nd July 2024, at the swearing-in ceremony of the 24′ B1 Corpers.
Continuing that day, he said: “So, each of you has N200,000; I understand you’re about 1,600. So we are going to credit your account with N200,000. This is to give you comfort to stay in Niger State.”
However, among all the promises made, he has promptly kept to over 50% in less than a month. Rice and cows were delivered while Camp was ongoing and he has disbursed N200,000 each to every Corp member.
Corpers who relocated to other states after the Camp were not left out as every single person aside from those who had invalid account details was credited with a description of ‘NG CARES’.
According to Ruanovbe David Abio, a Corper of Batch B1 who spoke exclusive to BrandSpur about his experience and how he ended up being a benefit of this good work: “I didn’t choose to serve in Niger State, but due to fear of missing this batch, I have to accept the call by faith because I know God is working things right for me in a way I didn’t expect.
“At first when the Governor of Niger State, Rt. Umaro Bago Mohammed made the promise, I didn’t realize or believe he would actually fulfill his promise just as most politicians of nowadays do by not keeping their promise until he started bringing full load trailer of rice, twenty cows one day after he made the promise and drilling of bole hole in next three days, then I realized that will actually fulfill all his promises (one full load trail of Rice, twenty cows, five bole hole, 200k for each corps members, 500k monthly stipend for any corps members venture into his agric farming, automatic employment for medical students, and 5billion to build/renovate new NYSC orientation Camp in Paiko).”
Furthering, he spoke about why he decided to stay after the camp. He said: “I chose not to relocate not because the Governor promised corp members rather I have assumed there is time for everything, maybe I could learn new things or get the right purpose of serving in Niger state.”
On his reaction to the alert, he said: “I was so excited when I got the news, corp members testifying that the Governor had started paying each and everyone 200k, also I was overwhelmed when I saw mine that even made me believe more that despite unfulfilled words by most politicians, Rt. Umaro Bago Mohammed is a man of integrity who always stood by his words and we Nigeria a need people like him to govern Nigeria to see the beauty, vision and glory we have been cleaving for.”
Another Corpers, Peace Emikpe who has relocated also said: “I knew the Governor will fulfill the promise but I doubted if the money will get to corp members that will relocate. When I saw the money I shouted “Bago for president”, I was so happy, he kept his promise.”
Speaking on if she would have loved to remain in the state, she said: “yes o! I enjoyed my stay in Niger State. But my family wants me to serve in a state where I am close to them, with less insecurity issues.”
