Two institutions of learning are currently being
investigated by regulatory agencies for allegedly presenting unqualified
persons to the National Youth Service Corps for mobilisation, according to its
Director-General, Brigadier General Sulaiman Kazaure.
The organisation warned that, henceforth, any official or
institution that included names of unqualified graduates in their approved list
for mobilisation would face criminal prosecution.
Although the DG did not mention the names of schools, he
regretted that despite the effort of the NYSC to stem the tide of uploading of
unqualified candidates and graduates of part-time programmes, “a few
institutions has adopted new strategies to sustain the unwholesome practice.”
Kazaure said, “Among other things, the law excludes all
non-holders of the Higher National Diploma and First Degree, graduates of
institutions not recognised by the Federal Government and graduates of
part-time programmes, etc. However, some institutions even as lately as the
last mobilisation exercise assisted people in these mentioned categories to
infiltrate the service corps.
“If found guilty, the two institutions being investigated
will have appropriate sanctions meted out to them while any graduate
fraudulently presented for mobilisation will be withdrawn from service.”
A statement issued on Thursday by the spokesperson of the
NYSC, Abosede Aderibigbe, said the warning was part of resolutions made at the
2017 Batch ‘A’ pre-mobilisation workshop in Minna, Niger State, where Kazaure
delivered a keynote address.
Kazaure reminded CPIs
that, as trainers of future leaders, they have the responsibility to guide
their students to the right path rather than abet forgery and other criminal
tendencies.
He also highlighted some other aspects of the mobilisation
guidelines, which the institutions were expected to adhere to, and sought their
cooperation towards the achievement of a seamless mobilisation process.
The workshop was attended by the NYSC managers and
representatives of other stakeholders, including the Joint Admissions and
Matriculations Board, National Universities Commission, National Board for
Technical Education as well as Students’ Affairs Officers of CPIs.
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