President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that
his administration will take all necessary
actions to maintain and improve the National
Youth Service Corps scheme as a functional
vehicle for the promotion of national unity and
integration.
Mr. Buhari gave the assurance after receiving
briefing from officials of the Federal Ministry
of Youth Development, led by the Permanent
Secretary, Rabi Jimeta.
Meanwhile, the Director-General of NYSC,
Brig.-Gen. Johnson Olawumi, also told the
President that there are plans to make the
scheme voluntary so as to reduce the corps
population and sustain it.
The president affirmed his confidence and
trust in the scheme, saying that the objective
for which the scheme was established in 1973
was still very relevant for national
development.
He said, “I firmly believe in NYSC and I think it
should remain a national programme to
promote integration.
“Whenever I go home to Daura, I look out for
corps members from Lagos, Aba and other
parts of the country.
“I am always thrilled to learn that except for
the NYSC, some of them have never left their
states of origin to visit other cities in the
country.”
Ms. Jimeta had informed the president that
the increasing number of NYSC members was
a challenge to the scheme due to dwindling
revenue from the national budget to cater for
their needs.
She also told the president that the annual
enrollment of corps participants had increased
from 2,364 at inception in 1974 to 229,016 in
2014.
She added that “given the increasing number
of tertiary institutions, our projection is that
the number of participants may rise to 300,000
by year 2020″.
Source NAN
his administration will take all necessary
actions to maintain and improve the National
Youth Service Corps scheme as a functional
vehicle for the promotion of national unity and
integration.
Mr. Buhari gave the assurance after receiving
briefing from officials of the Federal Ministry
of Youth Development, led by the Permanent
Secretary, Rabi Jimeta.
Meanwhile, the Director-General of NYSC,
Brig.-Gen. Johnson Olawumi, also told the
President that there are plans to make the
scheme voluntary so as to reduce the corps
population and sustain it.
The president affirmed his confidence and
trust in the scheme, saying that the objective
for which the scheme was established in 1973
was still very relevant for national
development.
He said, “I firmly believe in NYSC and I think it
should remain a national programme to
promote integration.
“Whenever I go home to Daura, I look out for
corps members from Lagos, Aba and other
parts of the country.
“I am always thrilled to learn that except for
the NYSC, some of them have never left their
states of origin to visit other cities in the
country.”
Ms. Jimeta had informed the president that
the increasing number of NYSC members was
a challenge to the scheme due to dwindling
revenue from the national budget to cater for
their needs.
She also told the president that the annual
enrollment of corps participants had increased
from 2,364 at inception in 1974 to 229,016 in
2014.
She added that “given the increasing number
of tertiary institutions, our projection is that
the number of participants may rise to 300,000
by year 2020″.
Source NAN
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