The Federal Government through the
Minister of Youth Development and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalong has said that the
National Youth Service Programme has come to stay despite calls from some
quarters to scrap it.
He made this known during the inspection
of the Lagos State Orientation Camp.
According to him, the advantages of NYSC
far outweighs the disadvantages as it has nit only enhanced the socio-cultural
and ethnic integration in the country but had also promoted national unity.
He reiterated the commitment of the
Federal government towards training interested graduates in skill acquisition
after their one year service to the nation. He stated that graduates will be
given a start-up capital at the end of the training.
In his words, “Apart from the basic
orientation programme, the NYSC scheme should also move into including
professional and enterprising programmes to support and motivate those who
would not want to embrace public services in the country.
“After the mandatory one-year service,
the Federal Government is planning an extension, to professionally train
interested corps members in skill acquisition, enterprising and professional
programmes.
“Corps members with keen interest would
be retained and some financial token given to them as start-up capital in
furtherance of their skill. This is because due to our research, we find out
that people abandon school due to uncertainty of the future. Hence, we believe
this would help reduce the unemployed graduate ratio and curtail pressure on
white-collar job as a means to win the war against poverty.”
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