The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, says the federal government has no plan to scrap the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme.
He spoke in Abuja Tuesday during the 14th edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari Administration’s Scorecard Series (2015-2023).
The minister also said there was no plan to make the programme optional.
Dare said a committee to organise the celebration of the NYSC at 50 in May 2023 would be inaugurated today.
He stated, “With all the testimonies, no one will subscribe to scraping or even making the scheme optional.
“The rationale behind establishing the NYSC by Gen. Yakubu Gowon still subsists as every country and even Nigeria is still, on a daily basis, promoting its unity in diversity.”
The minister hinted of reforms that would add more value to the NYSC.
“Reform is a constant thing, the NYSC is looking at some reforms. We had challenges with those in the diaspora, certain aspects of whether you can serve or not has been there.
“The NYSC is working to make sure that those areas that are faulty about the laws are addressed.
“There is a solid database that would detect if a graduate has a fake certificate or not.”
