Federal Government charges TAC volunteers to be good ambassadors of Nigeria.

Report from the Directorate of Technical Aid Corps.

 The newly-deployed Technical Aid Corps volunteers  has been charged by the Federal Government  to be good ambassadors of Nigeria   and comply with all terms of their engagement as they discharge their duties in their primary place of assignments.

The Director-General, Technical Aids Corps, Dr. Pius Osunyikanmi made this disclosure during the pre-departure ceremony of TAC volunteers to Uganda.

In his words, “May I charge you to be good ambassadors of Nigeria, you are volunteers selected on merit and you must be volunteers for and of merit. We expect very good conduct from you, excellence from you and also expect that you will comply with all the terms of your engagement”. he said.

Osunyikanmi also enjoined the volunteers to project the image of the country positively, reverse any misconception that is held about Nigeria by the International Community as well as live up to the expectations and hopes of the recipient Countries.

Furthermore, he urged the volunteers not to see the assignment as another opportunity to make money, but rather develop the zeal to offer service to the needy Countries and the need to key into the Federal Government’s policy on transformation.

In addition, the Director General said, 5,000 candidates were short-listed for the interview while 1,500 candidates were selected after rigorous screening exercise to fill the available vacancies, as requested by the recipient Countries.

The DG noted that the interview for would-be volunteers including the orientation exercise, marked a departure from what used to be, as it is a signal that the Directorate is once again ready to thread the path of excellence.

While speaking further,  the Director-General stated that with the commencement of  the deployment process by the Directorate, the first set of volunteers constitute part of the seventy (70) volunteers demanded by a single University – the Islamic  University in Uganda who were carefully selected to come to the  University to undertake lecturing assignment for a  period of 2 years.

While commending the volunteers for making themselves available for the assignment, which he described as another form of national service, the Director-General noted that the Directorate would not hesitate to apply big stick where there are cases of departure from the acceptable standard of conduct.

He noted that the exercise is part of foreign policy objectives of the Federal Government, assuring volunteers of the Directorate’s commitment in providing necessary support and encouragement in the course of their assignments.