NYSC Reviews Posting Policy: Corps Members To Serve In Only Classroom

The Governor of Delta State Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has affirmed his administration’s commitment to the safety of corps members, explaining that there has been no record of kidnapping of corps members in the state. Uduaghan stated this on Thursday when the chairman of the newly constituted National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Governing Board, Gordon Bozimo, and his team paid him a courtesy visit in Asaba. Uduaghan described the NYSC as a pivot for the promotion of peace and unity in the country.
The Governor assured that Delta State was very safe for members of NYSC, disclosing that security operatives were on the alert in areas where there are “corpers’ lodges”, asserting. “Delta State is a safe place for corps members and the Police Commissioner has taken special measures to ensure their safety. The corps members too should be security conscious and avoid criminal flash points.” SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>
Uduaghan used the occasion to commend the Governing Board for reviewing the policy of posting all corps members to classrooms to teach, observing that such amounted to waste of human resources, especially of graduates, who did not study education courses.
Earlier, Bozimo, who was accompanied on the visit by the state coordinator of the scheme, Joseph Ezechukwu, and other top NYSC officials, disclosed that the NYSC has reviewed the posting policy of the scheme to ensure that graduates were posted to areas of their specialisation and to ensure that employers, especially those in the private sector were able to employ a minimum of 30 per cent of corps members posted to their organisations.

He stated that such policy would encourage corps members to bring out their best during the service year to enable them be employed.

He on government bodies to tackle the issue of security challenges to ensure the safety of corps member posted to their states.