2023 Election: NYSC deploys 200,000 corps members
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has deployed over 200,000 corps members as Adhoc staff for the 2023 general election, the Director General, Brigadier General Yushau Dogara Ahmed, has said.
Ahmed, who disclosed this to journalist in Abuja, also warncorps members not to accept gift from politicians or food from anybody.
The NYSC also established a 24 hours 6972 distress call centre for the election period at the headquarters, for corps members to get across anywhere they are in the case of any difficulties.
He said, those who are participating in the election have been trained, some of them were trained outside the camp and those who just passed out were trained by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) official in the camp, adding that proper training and guidelines have been given to them, and they have been well informed and ready to give their best.
“And we expect nothing short out of the professional conduct in the exercise of this all important assignment. We have told the corps members that apart from the guiding rules of NYSC Do’s and Don’ts, they must also abide by the guiding rules and regulations established by INEC, and they have been sensitized and aware of what they are supposed to do and not to do.
On security of corps members, Ahmed, said the youth service corps have meet with security agencies to ensure that corps members are secured, from where they will be picked and to the respective place of their Adhoc duties.
He said, “We were assured by INEC, that they will carry this corps members to their respective place of assignment, and they promise that they will bring them back safely to where they have taken them from and ensure they are back safely.
On welfare of Corps members, the welfare of the corps members are presented to INEC and they have promised to take care of their welfare, not only their security but wherever they will be taken to from, were they will sleep before moving to their respective place of duty.
He warned corps members to be careful of any environment they find themselves, and to not accept any gift from any politician, and food from anybody.
“We do not expect corps members to accept any form of gratification, all we are asking them to go and do is to do their duties as expected of them and leave. And whenever they leave the place of their duties they should be within their lodges because part of our discussion with the Inspector General of Police and the DSS this places will be taken into consideration in terms of security”, he said.
