NYSC DG: N19,800/Month Not Enough, Wants Corpers Placed On Civil Service Salary Scale

[Shola Sholaz]

The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Johnson Olawumi, has revealed that the scheme is working with the National Salaries and Wages Commission (NSWC) to place corps members on a public service salary scale as the current N19,800 monthly allowance for corps members is inadequate in view of current economic realities in Nigeria.
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He said that the board is working closely with the wages commission to concretise the proposal in order to stop the frequent agitation for a review of corps members' allowances.
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Olawumi noted that the series of attempts made by the scheme to secure adjustment in the allowances of corps members at the National Assembly did not yield the desired result.
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He however urged corps members to conduct themselves in a matured manner during elections and avoid collecting any form of inducement from politicians.

[Shola Sholaz]