The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has reiterated its determination to prevent unqualified graduates from enlisting into the National Service.
The Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed stated this on Thursday in his address at the meeting of the scheme’s Management and the Registrars of Corps Producing Institutions in Nigeria held in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
General Ahmed 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.
He added that Management would deal decisively with any institution or individual found culpable in such act.
Mobilisation process
The Chairman, NYSC National Governing Board Ambassador Fatima Balla Abubakar, 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.
The Director, Corps Mobilization Department, Hajiya Isa Walida Siddique urged the Registrars to step up their game in the admission of qualified students and their progression till graduation.
“Supervision of the mobilization of your graduates for National Service in accordance with laid down rules and procedures equally falls under your purview,” she said.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Olusade Adesola while declaring the meeting open acknowledged that the giant strides in the FCT is 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.
Emmanuel Ukoh
