FG WELCOMES 15 RETURNING TAC VOLUNTEERS FROM BENIN
The Federal Government, on Saturday welcomed 15 returning Technical Aid Corps (TAC) Volunteers from the Republic of Benin.
Dr Yusuf Yakub, the Director-General of the Nigerian Technical Aid (NTAC), during a reception and debriefing ceremony for the volunteers, commended them for their service to humanity.
Yakub, reiterated the support of the agency in facilitating the process of retaining the services of any volunteer that had been offered employment in their host country.
He conveyed the appreciation of President Bola Tinubu in line with the agency’s mandate towards the promotion of Nigeria’s foreign policy goals by using soft power diplomacy.
The director-general said that, through the TAC scheme the government had continued to send the correct signals to the entire world.
Earlier, presenting the volunteers to the director-general, Zakari Usman, Director of Programmes at the agency, highlighted the significance of the exercise.
Usman, represented by Hauwa Arabo-Mustapha, a Senior Counsellor at the Corps, said that the debriefing exercise was an essential part of the NTAC‘s operational framework.
He said that it afforded the agency the opportunity to document the individual experiences of the volunteers and to capture the lessons learnt.
According to him, the exercise will offer the agency the opportunity to share the knowledge garnered with future volunteers.
He said that it would also provide future volunteers with valuable insights and best practices as well as identifying areas for improvement.
