The Federal Government has begun an
upward review of the N19, 800 monthly allowance paid to members of the
National Youth Service Corps, according to the Director-General of the
scheme, Brig Gen Suleiman Kazaure.....
The DG stated this on Thursday, noting
that the NYSC, through the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development,
received a letter from the Presidency, which confirmed that the process
to review the allowance of corps members had started.
Kazaure, who disclosed this while
inspecting the NYSC Orientation Camp in Abuja, said the Presidency had
also sent a copy of the letter to the Ministry of Finance for further
consideration.
The DG said, “The Federal Government is
working to increase your monthly allowance. Therefore, wherever you find
yourselves, conduct yourself well and be good ambassadors for the
country. We received a letter from the Presidency through the Ministry
of Youth and Sports and copied to the Ministry of Finance, which shows
that the corps members’ allowance will be reviewed upward. This is in
the pipeline.”
The DG, earlier in Edo State, warned
corps members participating in the 2019 general elections as ad hoc
workers to shun electoral malpractices.
He stated this while addressing the
1,989 corps members deployed to the state for the 2018 Batch “B” service
year, warning that any corps member who violated the electoral laws
would be dealt with accordingly.
The NYSC’s Spokesperson, Adenike
Adeyemi, in a statement, quoted the DG as saying, “We warn corps members
to avoid electoral malpractices as they will be participating in the
forthcoming general elections as ad hoc workers. The NYSC management has
put the necessary machinery in place to ensure the safety of all corps
members throughout the service year.
“Any corps member that violates the
electoral laws will be dealt with accordingly, as the scheme is
committed to ensuring free, fair and credible elections.”
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