Mr. Garinvwa Ishaya, the NYSC Director for the zone, conveyed these concerns during a one-day Corps Employers’ Forum held on Monday in Yola. The workshop's theme, 'Deepening Corps Employers’ Participation towards Improved Welfare And Security of Corps Members,' highlighted the need to address this issue.
Mr. Ishaya expressed his disappointment in this trend, emphasizing its discouraging impact on both the corps members and the NYSC program as a whole. He stressed the importance of providing an enabling environment for these young individuals at their primary assignment locations, enabling them to contribute effectively to the nation's social and economic development.
He said, “The scheme was established to add value to our socio-economic development as a nation and it has made tremendous impact in further uniting the country.
“We passionately appeal to the employers to always accept corps members deployed to their organizstions for prosperity of the scheme and the nation at large.
“Employers are expected to make statutory welfare provisiond for corps members to cover their transportation and accommodation,” he said.
He, therefore, urged state governments to provide decent accommodation for the corps members and sought the support of local council chairmen towards promoting the objectives of the scheme.
Earlier, the NYSC State Coordinator in Adamawa, said the forum would enable the participants to brainstorm and exchange ideas on implementing its mandate as well as get feedback on the scheme,
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the NYSC NYSC North-East zonal office is supervising Adamawa, Gombe, Bauchi, Taraba, Yobe and Borno.
