We Won't Post Corps Members to Private Companies Again - Minister

Youth corps members will no longer be deployed to private establishments for the mandatory one year national service, Minister of Youth Development Bolaji Abdullahi has said.

The minister, who said this in Abuja Tuesday while speaking at a media briefing marking President Jonathan’s first 100 days in office, said government resources could not be used to sustain private organizations, noting that 90 percent of his ministry’s budget is spent on the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) alone.

“Youth corps members will no longer be deployed to privately owned establishments for their one year mandatory service as this is tantamount to using government resources to sustain the private companies”, he said.

He, however, assured that government’s efforts towards creating jobs in all sectors of the economy would soon yield results

tunyus:

I’m one of those agitating against the proscription of NYSC. It’s obvious that banks/oil companies are very juicy for corps members due to the mouth-watering allowance ranging from N30-50K monthly allowance, whereas, their colleagues in schools and other organisations receive 5k or less even some organisations don’t pay at all. From all indications, the mad rush of corps members to serve in these juicy companies is as a result of the financial incentives. Have u taken time to find out those that are absorbed in banks? I’ll tell you; they’re relatives of top shots of these companies or connected to those in corridor of power. Corps members who are posted by NYSC officials to serve in the banks are not usually accepted; even those who read Accounting, Biz Admin or other related courses are rejected because they’re not ‘connected.’ Have u also asked yourself why most of the corps members are ladies? They fuse them in the marketing dept. to get unrealistic targets. What happens when they could not get it? They have to succumb to all sorts of demands from management! If they refuse, they would go to classroom(s) or go to a place where little or nothing is paid. My assertion is based on evidence before me as a serving corps member. Why is everything in Nigeria being pushed to religion, how is the issue of a policy to restrain corps members to serve in banks relates to religion? My candid opinion is that posting of corps members to these places are being influenced by their family members or use what they have to get what they want. Meanwhile, the FG’s reasons to ban posting of corps members to banks is part of the reforms to b carried out in the NYSC. The minister said 90% of d ministry’s budget is spent on 10% of youth’s population (corppers) in d country. “it’s using public funds to subsidize private business.” For me it’s a welcome devt. You re expected to serve the country not where you’ll get juicy pay.

Seun:

Does the minister for youth development have that authority?

slimyem:

at least they'd stop posting corpers to beer palours.

doctokwus:

Anoda half thought out policy.Do u know how many youth corpers in goverment establishments,particularly ministries are idle do nothing during dere service yrs?D private sector is where some of dem get d workin xperience dey wi eva get b4 dey enta d job market

doctokwus:

Anoda half thought out policy.Do u know how many youth corpers in goverment establishments,particularly ministries are idle do nothing during dere service yrs?D private sector is where some of dem get d workin xperience dey wi eva get b4 dey enta d job market

okeyxyz:

thanx for your thoughts. everybody else seems to think this is a good idea. if u don't post corp members to private sector businesses, then what would they be doing at the over-bloated government institutions where many workers just sit around doing little or nothing, without challenge or motivation. the only way we can move forward economically is to put our youths into businesses(especially profit driven ones like private businesses) to nurture their entrepreneurial and leadership talents, learn to earn an honest living by hard work and accountability(we definitely don't learn such at government organisations, instead it's sabotage and corruption). can anybody name one govt institution that is properly and responsibly run in all of nigeria? start with police, NNPC, PHCN, NITEL, national assembly, budget dept(let's see if okonjo can help sanitize that one),  local govts, govt schools(no wonder private schools are thriving), mehn, the list is infinite, yet this are the same place u want to send our leaders of tomorrow? sadly it seems we are not ready to improve.

slimyem:

at least they'd stop posting corpers to beer palours

hollandis:

[size=18pt]YOU ARE ALL FOOOLS FOR APPLAUDING THE MINISTER.IT IS EASIER FOR A CORPER TO BE RETAINED IN THE COMPANY HE SERVES THAN FOR A CORPER TO GET A GOOD JOB AFTER SERVICE

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pinkrex:

Nice one bro, But you have so forgotten something

1. The NYSC is a service to the nation and not the private organisations.

2. most of the people posted to good private organisations is based of connections or family business hereby defeating the purpose of nysc's establishment

3. Every company or private company would have a proper recruitment policy, they wont have to start freshers with 200k salary, because you are being trained on the job.

4. It will curb the issue of 'no experience no job' or perhaps excessive demands from freshers.

5. It will reduce unemployment, by reducing ration of EXperience  before employment.

hollandis:

size=18pt]YOU ARE ALL FOOOLS FOR APPLAUDING THE MINISTER.IT IS EASIER FOR A CORPER TO BE RETAINED IN THE COMPANY HE SERVES THAN FOR A CORPER TO GET A GOOD JOB AFTER SERVICE

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