“This year for instance, since the Federal Government does not want a situation where youths who are done with tertiary education hang out longer than necessary before having their chance to serve, we were given 260, 000 corps members to mobilise. “So far, we are left with about 70, 000. Once the present set leaves in October or thereabouts, this outstanding will be taken care of for the year.This is not a hopeless situation as people are made to believe.
“It should be noted that once the Federal Government gives us the figure to mobilise for a particular year, they back it up with funds to take care of that number. We are in need of a lot of funds to ease our operations, but we will continue to cry to the government until the situation improves. “As we speak, all 37 orientation camps have boreholes that take care of their water needs. The battle to make the camps spick and span took a different dimension under the immediate past Director General, Brig General Johnson Olawumi, who went the extra mile to ensure that there were adequate facilities in camps.
“In those days, when the NYSC visits state governors, we usually went with copies of the laws setting us up. And we always let the governors to know that state governments have a duty to provide facilities at these camps. Of course, in this direction, some state governments performed creditably well. “When I was a state coordinator, I remember former Governor Alao Akala of Oyo State, providing the NYSC with a giant Mikano generator. Former Governor Martins Elechi, of Ebonyi State, also gave NYSC in the state three Mikano generating sets, and Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, also gave NYSC in the state a power generating set. “Right now, through the instrumentality of the NYSC, and some state governments, all orientation camps in the state have power generating sets to take care of their power needs.” “General Olawunmi would even go straight to see what the toilets look like on visiting an orientation camp. Thereafter, he would move to the kitchen to inspect the conditions, taste the meals, check out the sizes of meats and fishes given to corps members, and ensure that things were generally done the right way.
“He also ensured that more toilet facilities, including mobile toilets were put in place for the convenience of corps members. The good thing in all of these is that all these steps the incumbent DG, Brig. General Sule Zakari Kazaure, I also taking in a bid to lift the scheme higher.” “The sum of N10, 500 is budgeted by the Federal Government for the complete set of kits for each corps member.This includes a pair of khaki; two white vests; one crested vest; two pairs of shorts; a fez cap; a pair of canvass and a pair of jungle boots.
In Nigeria today, we all know that this amount is incapable of purchasing the topmost quality of all of these."
Source: The Guardian
On a serious note they just end NYSC
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Even the 19, 800 Naira is no longer enough with the present economic situation of this country. They should just scrap out NYSC
ReplyDeleteYou people should just be using your own to delay my service.registration has not even started so october is still not certain.if you want to cancel it just let us know so once and for all.thank you
ReplyDeleteIf that is what they plan more money for, then they are stupid thieves! Nothing about that kit is even 5000 much more 10500. They are the poorest quality clothes ever to touch my skin! My khaki tore the 1st say I wore it and each time after that. The tee shirts were soo lax and expanded horribly with each wear! Let me not even go to the boots. So NYSC needing more money for kit is crap! Something more reasonable maybe, not kit!
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ReplyDeleteCriminals everywhere. Everybody is just looking for where/who to steal from. The nysc kits they give to corpers is not worth 5000. Corpers usually sew by themselves in camp or after camp because of the whack kits given to them by nysc. With 5000 I can buy a material for kaki that is ten times better than the one given by nysc, sew it and then still buy better whites and better nysc shoes.
ReplyDeleteEven then daily meal that they give in camp is not worth 1500 that they collect for each corper from the government. I can buy better food with 900 daily.
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ReplyDeleteInstead of nysc to be thinking of how to make the gov increase corpers allowance, they are thinking of how to lie and steal more money from the gov.
ReplyDeleteThe gov and nysc are the same though. Same game, same criminal minded people, Same self centered people.
This people must be kidding o.... If this is your plan to delay my NYSC movement this year una don jam hand for tipper O
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ReplyDeleteNYSC kit is the worst kit in the planet earth. I remember my kit as over size, low quality material, low quality boots, the white rag I wore as Crested Vest.
ReplyDeleteEven if Govt give them 50k, they will buy cheaper kits
ReplyDeleteEven if Govt gives them 50k, they will go for cheaper kits
ReplyDeleteThe sheer size of capital going into this unproductive end is way too much. Going by the figures she quoted, we are going to spend over 70billion this year alone on corps member allowances and camp kits. I think it's about time Nigeria cut her coat according to her size. This money gulping scheme should be scrapped. We simply cannot afford it as a nation at this point.
ReplyDeleteThey should scrap this Nysc nonsense
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ReplyDeleteScarp it.. Use the money for something sensible.. Majority of the corpers have nothing to do after serving anyways. Use ur head APC. Build industries with the money. Give them a chance at life.
ReplyDeleteNYSC should be scrapped. Apart from being used as teachers while the actual teachers skip work, especially in the North, what do they use corpers for? They should hire them directly and pay them full salary instead of paying them peanuts to do the work of people collecting full salary. Some companies also see it as a source of cheap Labour and would never retain corpers at the end of the service year no matter how good they are. They just keep recycling.
ReplyDeleteMadam was my state cordinator back in Ebonyi. Very polished and strategic. I do not think NYSC be scrapped, it needs extensive reforms and it should be voluntary. Congrats Ma on your new position.
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