President Buhari has pledged that his administration will take all necessary actions to maintain and improve the National Youth Service Corps scheme.
After receiving a briefing from officials of the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, led by the Permanent Secretary, Rabi Jimeta, 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 and integration.
According to NAN, the Director-General of NYSC, Brig. Gen. Johnson Olawumi, told the President that there are plans to make the scheme voluntary so as to reduce the corps population and sustain it.
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.
The president however affirmed his confidence and trust in the schemewhich he believes is still very relevant for national development.
“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.” Buhari stated.
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.