By Correspondent in Lokoja
The joy of some personnel of the Kogi state Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps( NSCDC) on Tuesday in Lokoja, knew no bound as they went home with cars and other essential commodities, on loan, courtesy of the Cooperative Investment and Credit Society of the command.
Our correspondent reports that items the investment outfit gave out include: 10 Automobile Pleasure cars, essential goods and commodities on loans to some interested members of the cooperative.
The commodities were handed over to the beneficiaries during the Commissioning ceremony of the commodities at NSCDC office, Kogi State Command.
Mr Monday Janagwu, the President of the cooperative, thanked members for their support, cooperation, endurance and understanding.
He noted that the current executive of the cooperative, under his leadership, had been able to achieve three out of their seven-point agenda within the last 105 days of assumption of office.
”Today, 10 Automobile pleasure cars are here to be given to the interested cooperators on loan; more are coming by the grace of God.
”We promised granting of Conventional and Emergency loans to our cooperators in needs, and reactivation of some of the COOPS abandoned projects, neglected schemes and recovering of all cooperative money,” he said.
Janagwu stressed that the cooperative society had reactivated the neglected scheme on Entitlement to Retirees of the NSCDC Corps and effective members of the COOPS, who had served meritoriously with impacts.
He added that other highly essential goods and commodities; such as rice, oil, television, refrigerator among others, were also provided for cooperators on loans to ease the Christmas and end of the year celebrations.
Speaking, the NSCDC Kogi State Commandant, Commandant Peter Maigari, who commissioned the items, said he was impressed with the achievements of the cooperative’s executives within their few months in office.
Maigari, who doubles as the Patron of the cooperative, urged the beneficiaries to make good use of the items and not to sell them.
The commandant further enjoined the cooperative members and executive to always abide by the government’s regulations and guidelines on obtaining loans.
One of the beneficiaries who got a Toyota Corolla car, Barr. Eleojo Onu, the OC Legal Kogi NSCDC, expressed delight to be part of the beneficiaries and thanked the commandant as well as the cooperative president for the gesture.
