The National Youth Service Corps NYSC Management has stated that the corps members are not withdrawn from participating in the elections in some Local Government Areas in Imo State.
This came over a misleading information trending online that Corps Members withdrawn from participating as adhoc officers in three Local Government Areas of Imo State for Saturday’s elections.
According to the statement released by the Scheme Spokesman, Eddy Megwa on Friday, the management further stated that its against posting Corps Members to areas consider not safe for them owing to insecurity
Adding that before now, there are some Local Government Areas in Imo State considered as flash points and therefore, the Scheme cannot allow Corps Members to serve in such areas during the general elections.
Prior to the 2023 general elections, NYSC reached out to stakeholders to provide enabling environment for the Corps Members to effectively contribute their quota during general elections, and as such, would not endanger the lives of any of them.
“Consequently, Corps Members cannot be posted to such flash points to serve as INEC ad hoc staff. We have clearly made our position known to the REC in Imo State”, the management said.
While for the avoidance of doubt, the existing Memorandum of Understanding between NYSC and INEC on a seamless conduct of elections in Nigeria is still on course.
The Management said NYSC is in total support of the conduct of free, fair and credible elections in the country. “All the trained Corps Members in every State of the federation are set for the general elections”.
While called on members of the public to hereby disregard the misleading and baseless online information meant to undermine the integrity and image of the Scheme.