A total of 54 ‘graduates’ that were illegally mobilized for the mandatory youth service by the University of Calabar, have been demobilized by the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Director-General, NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed on Saturday in Abuja through the Director, Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa.
Ahmed stated that this is in line with the scheme’s continuous efforts to stop unqualified graduates from getting the NYSC certificate of national service.
The NYSC D-G emphasized that the demobilized candidates would be made to face the law accordingly.
Ahmed revealed that another 19 candidates among them that initially registered online for mobilization have been prevented from service, adding that four certificates of national service for other culprits were not produced by the scheme.
He said: “This is in addition to the earlier 101 certificates that were recently voided by the scheme, making a total of 178”, he said.
The D-G applauded the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Florence Obi, for hinting NYSC on the mobilization of unqualified graduates from the institution.
According to Ahmed: “The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar came here to report that she observed some names appeared on the institution’s list and they ought not to have been there.
“She checked the list the school gave us and I told her that their certificates would be invalidated. I give kudos to the Vice-Chancellor.
“Previously, a bread seller was mobilized on the graduation list from the same institution, there are bad eggs in many places that generate matriculation numbers and courses for their candidates.”
Ahmed reiterated that NYSC would leave no stone unturned towards sanitizing its mobilization process, adding that the scheme would increase its collaboration with all Heads of Corps Producing Institutions and relevant stakeholders in the country.
He urged employers of labor to verify the authenticity of certificates of national service being presented for job placement from the NYSC.
