The Federal Government has appointed Mrs Christy Uba as the Acting Director of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) pending the appointment of a substantive director.
Recall, her appointment become necessary following the sack of the former the Director-General of the scheme, Brigadier-General Mohammed Fadah.
Fadah’s removal came only six months after he was appointed NYSC boss. His appointment came in May 2022.
Mrs Uba’s appointment was announced in a statement released by Eddy Megwa, Director, Press and Public Relations for NYSC.
The statement explained that Mrs Uba was asked to take over the scheme because she was the most senior official.
“Following the removal of Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah as Director General, National Youth Service Corps by President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, Mrs Christy Uba, Director, Information and Communications Technology, the most senior Director in the Scheme has taken over the leadership of the Corps in the capacity of Overseer, pending the appointment of a substantive Director General by Mr President,” the statement stated.
