The vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party wants the scheme to be used for skill acquisition by participating youths

PETER Obi, the vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called for the restructuring of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, scheme to be in sync with global development, by incorporating one year of skill acquisition. Obi made this call recently while speaking to over 1,000 NYSC members at their convention at the Madonna Renewal Centre, Nkpor.

Obi said that the programme of Abubakar Atiku revolved around restructuring, which, according to him, included looking at existing structures such as those of the NYSC and seeking ways to make it work better to serve the people of Nigeria more meaningful.

“I am aware the NYSC was formed in 1973 and we commend the wisdom that gave birth to it at that time. It was mainly set up to encourage nation-building and development as well as reconciliation and brotherhood among Nigerian youths. Forty-five years after, the scheme is ripe for thorough appraisal  as to make it more involving by deploying it as a platform through which young graduates with engage in skills acquisition, after which  funding  will be provided for them, based on chosen criteria,  to start various trades,” Obi said.

Obi took the opportunity to encourage Nigerian youths to love one another and the country and to shun any form of negative tendencies that will be detrimental to the growth and development of the country.

One of the organisers of the event, Brendan Okoye, said that the decision to invite Obi was due to his manifest patriotism and exemplary governance of Anambra State for eight years.

– Jan. 21, 2019 @ 12:45 GMT |