The National Youth Service Corps has
said that henceforth, participation in the national service and
attendance of Law School at the same time “would not be acceptable”.
A statement by the spokesperson of the
NYSC, Mrs. Abosede Aderibigbe, on Friday said this was part of the
resolutions made at 2016 annual management conference of the
organisation, which took place in Asaba, the Delta State capital.
Participants also agreed that the policy
on posting of the corps members to places of primary assignment would
be reviewed to meet contemporary needs.
Aderibigbe said the conference stated
that the NYSC Act provided for uninterrupted service year, and “advised
prospective corps members to choose which one to defer between national
service and Law School attendance instead of attempting to combine
both.”
She said, “Parents of prospective corps
members have also been advised by the confab to allow their graduate
children take decisions as adults and avoid discouraging them from
accepting postings to any location in the country.
“Management also noted the return of
normalcy in some states whose orientation camps were closed due to
insecurity, and expressed readiness to make phased reopening of the
camps after due consultations with security agencies and governments of
the affected states.”
The conference further resolved to
deepen engagements with key stakeholders, including the security and
intelligence community and traditional rulers on matters of security and
general well-being of corps members.