Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has released latest information on the status of prospective NYSC BATCH ‘A’ 2016 (STREAM II) corps members.
Following the postponement of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
BATCH ‘A’ 2016 (STREAM II) Orientation Course, prospective corps members
have been told that the orientation course will start soon. NYSC
management also said reports that it has scrapped the service are all
lies.
A Statement from the NYSC Management in Abuja on Saturday said: “Management
wishes to inform prospective NYSC Corps members that, based on the
assurance received from the Federal Government regarding release of
funds, the 2016 Batch ‘A’ (Stream II) Orientation course will start
soon.
“Date of commencement will soon be announced and Prospective
Corps members are, therefore, requested to watch out for specific date
of the exercise, which will be made public as soon as all necessary
logistics for effective conduct of the orientation course are in place.
“NYSC Management empathizes with the affected prospective Corps
members, and appeals for continued patience even as all efforts on the
matter are fast expedited.
“Also, contrary to report on certain online and social media
platform on the scraping of NYSC by the Federal Government, there is no
single official or personality capable of scraping the NYSC Scheme.
Usually, since NYSC was establish through a decree of the Government in
1973, it would have to be terminated through a constitutional amendment
from the National Assembly. Members of the public are advised to not
believe any information concerning scraping or termination of National
Youth Service Corps(NYSC) scheme.
“The NYSC scheme was created in a bid to reconstruct, reconcile
and rebuild the country after the Nigerian Civil war. The unfortunate
antecedents in our national history gave impetus to the establishment of
the National Youth Service Corps by decree No.24 of 22nd May 1973 which
stated that the NYSC is being established “with a view to the proper
encouragement and development of common ties among the youths of Nigeria
and the promotion of national unity.”
“It was the need to look beyond the immediate present and to
think of the future leadership of the country that necessitated the
mobilization of certain categories of youths through the National Youth
Service Corps Scheme. This was done with a view of giving them the
proper guidance and orientation relevant to the needs of the country.
The National Youth Service Corps Decree No. 24 which has now been
repealed and replaced by Decree 51 of 16th June 1993, was then formally
promulgated.
“A termination bill is not currently being reviewed or examined at any of the chambers of the National Assembly of Nigeria.”
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