The Federal Government on Wednesday deployed 20 volunteers to Liberia under the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) programme.
9news Nigeria reports that, at the ceremony held in Abuja, 14 volunteers who returned from the same country after their two-year service to humanity and Nigeria were debriefed.
Speaking at the event, Dr Yusuf Yakub, the Director-General (D-G) of NTAC said the volunteers had been doing exploits in their host communities and raising Nigeria’s flag high.
He admonished the new volunteers to be worthy ambassadors of Nigeria and maintain the reputation of their predecessors in their host community.
Yakub specifically lauded the returning volunteers for making a huge impact in their host community, especially in books publication, among other notable achievements.
He recalled the significant impacts of TAC volunteers in their assignment in African, Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) countries.
The NTAC D-G gave the example of the previous batch sent to the Gambia.
According to him, two of the volunteers were appointed by the Gambian President to fill the position of Vice Chancellor and Deputy Vice Chancellor in one of that country’s universities.
“Before that set, we also had some set of volunteers who were also appointed as vice chancellor and deputy vice chancellor. in their host country’s University of Technology.
“I encourage the volunteers going out today, to also fly our flag high, so that they will serve humanity, the blacks in Africa and portray the image of Nigeria very well out there,’’ he said.
Yakub thanked President Bola Tinubu for giving special attention to the initiative immediately he came into power.
“This initiative is working not only for Nigerians but for all blacks in Africa in the ACP countries.
“In Nigeria we have great people with great population of over 250 million,’’ he said.
Also speaking, Zakari Usman, the Director of Programme, recalled when NTAC officials visited the volunteers in Liberia early in the year, and some of the volunteers had authored some books.
