Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has called on the Federal Government to provide the necessary resources to continue mandatory participation in the National Youth League (NYSC) program. ) or volunteering.
Jega made the call during his speech at the opening ceremony of NYSC’s 50th anniversary on Monday in Abuja, where he was a guest speaker.
He added that the service must be retained but also repositioned to have a substantive impact on national development, or else it will not last another ten decades.
“If Nigeria wants to do mandatory youth service for all graduates, then Nigeria must provide resources to do just that. Otherwise, you may as well term it to be voluntary or specialised so that you can have maximum value for your little resources.
“We must retain this service, but we must reposition it in such a manner that it can provide not only value for money but also have an even more substantial impact on national progress and development, or else it won’t last the next ten decades,” he said.
