The Planned Engagement Of Corps Members By INEC For Elections still stands - NYSC

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has reiterated their support for INEC towards ensuring a successful 2015 by insisting that the planned engagement of Youth Corpers by INEC still stands.

This statement of assurance follows a recent news broadcast by The African Independent Television (AIT) that there was a disagreement between the scheme and the Independent National Electoral Commission over the use of departing Corps members for the conduct of March 28 and April 11 polls.

A statement issued by the NYSC management at the weekend, according to Daily Independent, described the report as not only false, but misleading, stressing that both NYSC and INEC are committed to the successful conduct of the 2015 general elections in line with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on their collaboration.

According to the statement, the NYSC management maintained that the planned engagement of Corps members by INEC for the elections still stands.

"However, the 2014 Batch 'A' Corps members were officially discharged from service on Thursday, February, 19, 2015 in line with the provision of the NYSC Act, which stipulates that the service lasts for one year", it stated.

It however clarified that members of the 2014 Batch 'A', who have passed out, but wish to participate in the election, can do so on their own volition, but will not appear as corps members in uniform.

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SOURCE: Newsbeat Portal, Daily Independent
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