Rumors have been swirling recently that the powers that be may be scraping NYSC – the mandatory year of service Nigerian youth do after graduation. At a camp visit in at Issele-Uku, Delta, NYSC leadership reitrated that there were no plans to scrap the program. From 360Nobs –
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Sule Kazaure, on Monday reacted to speculation that there are plans to scrap the scheme.
According to him, there was no iota of truth in the rumour, adding that NYSC would continue to contribute to national development.
General Kazaure, who was represented by the Director of Mobilisation, Chief Frank Ekpunobi, stated this at Issele-Uku, Delta, during a visit to the camp. The DG further described the speculation as a result of “poverty of information”. He said that the NYSC period in the life of an individual was a period of stop gap and period to differentiate between fantasy and reality.
Kazaure recalled that the scheme was created after the three years of the civil war with the sole aim of national integration. He added that since then, NYSC had performed wonderfully well in the area of education, healthcare delivery and increased literacy. The DG pointed out that there was no where in Nigeria that people do not find corps members rendering services to their fatherland.
Think NYSC is due for change or it’s okay the way it is?
