By Edwin Eriye
The Nigerian government has insisted that it would not scrap the National Youth Service Corps scheme (NYSC).
Minister of Youth and Sports Sunday Dare said this in a tweet today in response to a bill before the National Assembly and calls by some Nigerians that the scheme should be scrapped.
The NYSC scheme remains one of the greatest tools for National development for our youth. The commitment of the government to sustaining the NYSC scheme remains. Dynamic Reforms and Initiatives towards current realities are ongoing. Nigeria will stand with her youth.
— Sunday Dare (@SundayDareSD) May 26, 2021
Dare said the NYSC scheme had been one of the greatest tools for national development of Nigerian youths, noting that the commitment of the government to sustaining the scheme remained.
However, the minister noted that the government was currently working on reforms and initiatives on the scheme to reflect the current realities of the country.
Blackbox Nigeria reported earlier that a member of the House of Representatives from Rivers State, Awaji-Inombek Abiante, proposed a bill to repeal the National Youth Service Corps Act.
The lawmaker, who represents Andoni-Opobo/Nkoro Federal Constituency, lamented that the programme has failed to address the essence of its establishment after several decades.
He decried that several reform efforts have also not yielded desired results but have continued to be a drain on the nation’s scarce resources and exposed families to several nightmares, and even loss of loved ones after so much investment.
