Abuja – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it is
working toward placing corps members on a public service salary scale to stop
frequent agitation for a review of their allowances.
Its Director-General, Brig. Gen. Johnson Olawumi, said this
at a media chat on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said that already, the scheme was collaborating with the National
Salaries and Wages Commission to concretise the proposal.
Olawumi said that the scheme had made series of attempts at
the National Assembly to secure an adjustment in the allowances of the corps
members, adding that such attempts had been unsuccessful.
He said that the scheme had taken the matter before the wages
commission for a solution, adding that the current N19, 800 monthly allowances
for corps members was inadequate in view of the economic situation in the
country.
The NYSC boss also announced the resuscitation of the
Presidential Award to corps members who had excelled in their service to the
nation, adding that the 2013 and 2014 editions would hold this year.
“It (award) was instituted in 1974 with the purpose of
rewarding corps members that distinguished themselves through selfless service
to their host communities.
“The 2012 and 2013 editions of the award will be hosted later
in the year along with the 2014 edition and preparations are already in top
gear in this regard.’’
On request for corps members’ relocation, Olawumi said that
such requests were approved only on marital and health grounds.
“However, with the current security situation in some states
of the country, the scheme applies the doctrine of necessity when corps members
apply for relocation on security reasons.
“In such instances, the corps members get relocated
automatically; but not to a state of their choice.’’
He, however, warned that the scheme had concluded arrangement
to punish those corps members who presented fake health report to aid their
relocation, adding that the drastic action would be applied to all those caught
in the act to serve as a lesson to others.
Meanwhile, Olawumi said that more than 2.7 million graduates
had passed through the scheme since its inception in 1975. (NAN)
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