Plateau State NYSC Coordinator Caroline Embu
            Flanked by corper Ihuoma Melody Sarah


By Daniel Dauda, Jos



A female Corp Member, named Ihuoma Melody Sarah posting to Plateau State for her one year mandatory service in Nding Loh community of Fan district, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, has willingly renovated classrooms and constructed four brand new toilets at LEA Primary school Nding Loh.

Sarah who held from the Eastern part of Nigeria, with NYSC registration number PL/19C/3597, serving in Salvation Secondary School Nding Loh, revealed that coming to Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State was divinely orchestrated because what she thought were disappointments were actually a great blessing in disguise.

"I never envisaged myself serving in the North but while registering for service I prayed for Adamawa so I could just relocate back to the East. As God will have it, I was posted to Adamawa.

"After applying for relocation to my choice state, I found out to my greatest shock and disappointment that I was relocated to Plateau instead. I had to accept my faith, for I felt God didn't want me to go back to the East yet.

I came to Nding and found a new home and a family. While staying with the people, I took out time to take a look around the community school and what I saw disheartened me.

"There were things lacking from school which shouldn't be so, for an educational centre. The walls and floors of the school were broken, some of the classrooms were without desks and there was no toilet in the school.

"I felt the burden to help but  was scared of the financial implications. But I came across a very good man, Mr. Jack Timothy Gyang who is concerned about his community and he really advised me on how to go about achieving what I desire. 

It wasn't an easy journey, faced lots of challenges, discouragements, failed promises but to God be the glory, I was able to renovate the school and build toilets for the school. The project initiator, Sarah noted.

            Distribution of palliative to the vulnerable                         household in Dorowa community, B/Ladi by                     NYSC 2019 Batch C on Wednesday 9/9/2020.


In another development, about one hundred vulnerable household of Dorowa community in Barkin Ladi benefited from palliative distributed by NYSC 2019 Batch C executive project 2020, to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic which affected the economic well being of the populace negatively.

Speaking on behalf of the Corp Members, Majekodunmi Olatunji said despite the current economic downturn and due to the pandemic, the 2019 Batch C corps members has decided to give back to the people of Dorowa community.

Each of the hundred customized bag  contains; seasoning cubes, sachet salt, measures of rice, measures of Garri, Groundnut oil, Tomatoes paste, Customized nose mask, Canoe and Bar soap respectively.

Plateau State NYSC coordinator, Caroline Embu acknowledge that what Corp Members done for  their various host communities is part of the NYSC scheme; which is to promote unity and self-help in the rural and semi-urban community.

She charged government, non governmental organizations and well spirited individual to continue supporting the programme for the betterment of our society.

The official commissioning of the projects recorded a huge success as NYSC management Plateau State led by the coordinator, Caroline Embu, management staff of Barkin Ladi Local Government Council as well as traditional rulers and stakeholders of both fan and Dorowa communities were present and shed accolades to the Corp Members.