NYSC Vows To Stop Unqualified Graduates From One-Year Service

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has declared a new resolve.

The NYSC said it is strongly determined to prevent unqualified graduates from enlistment into the one-year national service.

The NYSC in a release on Thursday decried the continuous decline of quality graduates from unaccredited institutions, manipulation of data to allow part-time graduates enrol for service and other unwholesome practices by some Corps Producing Institutions within and outside the country.

According to the release by Director of Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, the NYSC Director General, Brig Gen Yusha'u Dogara Ahmed stated this in his address at the meeting of NYSC Management with the Registrars of Corps Producing Institutions in Nigeria held in Abuja.

He added that the management would deal decisively with any institution or individual found culpable in such act.

“The Chairman, NYSC National Governing Board Ambassador Fatima Balla Abubakar, who was represented by a member of the Board, Major General BS Adetoro in her goodwill message enjoined participants at the meeting to critically assess all the steps in the Mobilisation process and fashion out a formidable template that will guarantee unassailable mobilization process.

“The Director, Corps Mobilisation Department, Isa Walida Siddique enjoined the Registrars to step up their game in the admission of qualified students and their progression till graduation,” the statement partly read.

"Supervision of the mobilisation of your graduates for National Service in accordance with laid down rules and procedures equally fall under your purview", Siddique added.

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Olusade Adesola while declaring the meeting open acknowledged that the giant strides in the FCT were attributable to the selfless services of corps members deployed to serve within the capital territory.

He promised that the FCT Administration would deepen its partnership with the NYSC to ensure the successful implementation of the Scheme's objectives.

The meeting had in attendance, representatives of JAMB, NUC, NBTE, Federal Ministry of Education and other critical stakeholders.