House of Reps move to scrap NYSC

• NYSC scheme to be scrap?

• House of Reps considering bill to stop the scheme

• Insecurity a major challenge defeating the purpose of the NYSC scheme

A bill to scrap the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme is currently been considered.

This is according to a publication cited on The Punch.

In the report, the House of Representatives is putting together a bill to erase the existing NYSC Act completely from the system.

The bill titled the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Alteration Bill, 2020, was sponsored by Awaji-Inombek Abiante.

Although the bill is yet to pass its second reading, Abiante noted that banditry, kidnapping, and other forms of insecurity justified the intent of the bill.

He said: “Incessant killing of innocent corps members in some parts of the country due to banditry, religious extremism and ethnic violence; incessant kidnapping of innocent corps members across the country;

“Public and private agencies/departments are no longer recruiting able and qualified Nigerian youths, thus relying heavily on the availability of corps members who are not being well remunerated and get discarded with impunity at the end of their service year without any hope of being gainfully employed.''

It was also reported that the essence of the NYSC scheme has been defeated as a result of the insecurity issues engulfing the country.