The demobilization of 54 corps members who were unlawfully mobilized by the University of Calabar has been notified by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
According to THE MATRIX, the service made this choice as part of its continuous effort to guarantee that the national service certificate is awarded to only eligible graduates.
The NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed, stated that anybody found culpable in this respect will face legal punishment during a news conference on Saturday in Abuja.
Ahmed said that the organization had not issued four Certificates of National Service for other offenders, and that 19 other individuals who had registered online for mobilization had been disqualified from taking part in the service.
This adds to the previously voided 101 certificates, bringing the total to 178, Naija News reports.
The Director General also commended the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Florence Obi, for her transparency in alerting the NYSC about the mobilisation of unqualified graduates from her institution.
General Ahmed concluded that the NYSC is dedicated to thoroughly reviewing and improving its mobilisation procedures.
“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 mobilised on the graduation list from the same institution; there are bad eggs in many places that generate matriculation numbers and courses for their candidates”, the DG said.
General Ahmed further emphasized that the initiative would enhance its cooperation with all Heads of Corps Producing Institutions and pertinent stakeholders across the nation to combat the issue effectively.
He also remarked that any shortcomings in the mobilization efforts from any educational institution reflect on the integrity of that institution’s management.
“Those who are responsible for imputing the data of graduates should be people of integrity”, General Ahmed said.
He called on all labour employers in the country to verify the authenticity of the certificates of national service being presented for job placement by the NYSC.
