…clarifies earlier statement on protest

The Conference of United Opposition Political Parties in Nigeria (CUOPPIN) has made a clarification on the ongoing report of protest notification against the management of NYSC, which the organization allegedly made in an earlier statement.

Reacting to the matter, Convener of the coalition, Comrade Dalapo Ibrahim acknowledged that the said protest notification and the entirety of the allegations where made in error as all the issues raised where long dealt with under the previous two Director Generals long before the assumption of duty by the current Director General, Brig Gen YD Ahmed. While referring to Gen Ahmed as a shining star not just for the NYSC but for the military, he regretted the error and assured the scheme of the organization’s unwavering support.

Comrade Dalapo Ibrahim further explained that the protest notification was an error that was not authorized neither was it in consideration at any point in time and urged the public to disregard same” I must put it on record that the the current Director General, Brig Gen YD Ahmed was not yet appointed when all those petitions where received by our organization. “Even at that, the allegations were investigated and confirmed to be unsubstantiated at the time it came up long before assumption of duty by the current DG. So, we must apologize to the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for the inconveniences caused by the error.

“It is worthy of note that within a short time in office, the Director General has bonded with the team he met on ground which has enabled him to adapt and sustain the reforms in the scheme . This must be commended.”

“Truth be told, never have we had a visionary leader at the NYSC that has fearlessly defended the integrity of the scheme like Brig Gen Ahmed YD Ahmed. ” He is passionate and committed to the ideals of the scheme as envisioned by the founding fathers. Above all, he is openly committed to the vision of the scheme ”

The statement noted that the tempo in the skills acquisition drive of the Scheme under the current management is a demonstration of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to instilling a self sustainable culture amongst our youth to reduce over reliance on goverment jobs”The NYSC leads in this drive”

“On the issue of the allowances of Corp members, it is important to give due credit to the current team at the NYSC for the push that gave birth to an increase in the allowances of Corp members ” It is no longer news that the government has since approved an upward review of corp members’ allowances in line with realities” Our findings indicate that the management has successfully achieved that push because of it’s commitment to welfare of Corp members ” Till this day, our Corp members are now leading in various areas in farming, ICT, small and medium scale enterprises across the public and private sectors etc.

Accordingly, by this statement, the general public is urged to disregard the notification and the report in its entirety as the National Youth Service Corps under the current management is in safe hands “