NYSC Warns CPIs against Enrolling Unqualified Graduates

Oghenevwede Ohwovoriole in Abuja

The Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Yusha’a Ahmed, has warned Corps Producing Institutions (CPIs) that the scheme would no longer take lightly the issue of enrolling unqualified graduates.
He gave the warning yesterday, in Abuja, at the second edition of the annual meeting of the NYSC and registrars of CPIs
Ahmed, said a major challenge was the harvest of graduates from unaccredited institutions as well as the enrollment of part-time graduates by accredited institutions.

“While I am glad about the positive feedback, more still need to be done to make the mobilisation process more seamless. For instance, the continuous decline of quality of graduates which has largely been attributed to factors such as harvest of graduates from unaccredited institutions, manipulation of data to allow part-time graduates enroll for service and other unwholesome practices leaves much to be desired from the citadels of learning.
 “Management is determined not to take it lightly with institutions or individuals perpetrating these acts intermittently.
“In recent times, the NYSC has consistently harped on appointment of credible Students Affairs Officers (SAOs) and Data Entry Officers (DEOs).
“In this regard, let me echo our call taking cognisance of the fact that no one can guarantee excellent output when the quality of input is not guaranteed,” he added.

He emphasised the importance of those charged with the responsibility of enrolling corps members, noting that “undoubtedly, the crucial roles of SAOS and DEOS in the mobilisation process cannot be disputed.”
According to him, the meeting would enable the scheme to, “generate feedback that will significantly fill the gap between, sharpen our focus on recurrent challenges and also generate ideas that would sharpen policy and implementation, largely eliminate or reduce them to the barest minimum.”
He added it was also designed to maintain a balanced connect between the managements of NYSC and that of Corps Producing Institutions.
In his remarks, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Administration(FCTA), Mr. Adesola Olusade, alluded to the fact that Corps members were contributing immensely to the economy of the FCT.

“I want to assure you that we will continue to deepen our partnership with the NYSC to see to the successful implementation of its lofty objectives. Let me also acknowledge with gratitude that the giant strides in our achievements as an administration in the FCT is attributable to the selfless services of Corns Members deployed to serve in the Territory,” he said.