The National Youth Service Corps on
Wednesday urged employers of
labour to always verify NYSC
discharge certificates presented by
employees to ensure that they
actually participated in the scheme.
The Director-General, Brig.-Gen.
Johnson Olawunmi, said this when
he featured on the News Agency of
Nigeria forum.
Adewuyi said dubious elements in the
society had taken advantage of the
importance of the certificate to issued
fake ones.
He said, “It is true that sometimes in
the past, in the immediate past, we’ve
had activities of what we call fake
camps.
“But what I want us to understand is
that in the country as we have those
who are good citizens we also have
those who are bad citizens.
“You all know that the NYSC
discharge certificate is very key in
whatever you do after graduation.
“If you want a job you must submit it.
In fact it is compulsory.
“Know that no employer should
employ somebody without the NYSC
discharge certificate. For those that
want to go into politics it’s also very
important.
“And, because of the importance of
this discharge certificate you and I
know that some people will go to any
length to get it.
“When they know that they are not
qualified they look for alternative
means.”
He, however, said that measures were
in place to stop such fraudulent
activities adding that NYSC had
established a department to verify
discharge certificates for employers.
He said, “I want to commend the
management of the NYSC scheme
because they’ve put measures in
place that have made it very difficult
if not impossible for anybody to get a
certificate from the scheme when
he’s not qualified to have it.
“So when people meet this kind of
brick wall the only option left for them
is to go elsewhere, form their own
camp and get whatever certificate
they want to get.
“Let me cease this opportunity to tell
all employers of labour, all agencies
of government, public and private
sector that the NYSC has a
department for certification.
“If you are employing people, after the
recruitment, just forward all their
discharge certificates to us and we
will verify them so that we know
those that are genuine and those that
are fake.
“Also, I want to say that with the plan
to have an online registration in place
it is one other way we are going to
eliminate the issue of fake corps
members.”
Olawunmi added that the NYSC kits
were not substandard as is being
suggested in some quarters but that
the scheme could only afford to give
out one set of kits per person.
He said the kits got worn out on time
because of constant use and not
because they were of low quality.

Ok then, I ll do that when next they come for an interview...



Chairman.
Employers Association Of Nigeria (EAN).

Ose ooo

baaaad Market!

I hope this development shouldn't affect any graduate of National Open University of Nigeria. What are your opinions on this?