The lawmakers stepped the bill down to allow further legislative action on it.
has stepped down a bill to amend the National Youth Service Corps to increase transportation and accommodation allowances of corps members.
The principal law provides that “An employer of corps members shall provide the following, that is basic accommodation and where it is not available, pay the minimum sum of N250 per month in lieu of accommodation;transport or where it is not available, pay the minimum sum of Nl50 per month in lieu of transport
“While in the orientation camp, any Corp member who is desirous to be employed into the Service of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Nigerian Police Force, Department of State Security Services, and Paramilitary Institutions should be offered automatic employment,” the proposed amendment reads.There is also another bill, sponsored by Rolland Igbakpa that seeks to make the NYSC scheme optional for graduates.
The proposed amendment provides that an exemption letter should be given to any graduate that applies for it. “Because of the changing realities—The N30,000 given to them is our minimum wage, and in line with the present realities, it will be fair to give something that befits a graduate—a level 8 officer in public service.
In the course of the debate, most lawmakers backed the increment of allowances but opposed making the scheme optional.
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