Former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, says the National Youth Service Corps is one of the best schemes introduced by the military and should be sustained. DAILY TRUST reports.Information Guide Nigeria
Jega said this yesterday in Abuja while delivering the 50th-anniversary lecture of the NYSC with the theme: ‘NYSC: Five Decades of Fostering National Unity and Development.’
According to him, there is no doubt that the NYSC has substantially achieved the objectives for which it was established.JAMB Portal
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He said, “Certainly, there have been a lot of accomplishments in the area of national integration and nation building.
“The young men and women have contributed to the Nigerian economy as professionals who have just graduated from universities or tertiary institutions and who are providing cheap labour and national service.”
Jega said he was instrumental to the fostering of relationship between INEC and NYSC to ensure greater involvement and participation of youth corps members in electoral process.
He, however, said that to sustain the scheme and reposition it for optimal performance, its challenges must be addressed.NYSC Portal
