NYSC reforms: National service should not be compulsory – Sam Amadi

Director of the Abuja School of Social Thought and Politics, Sam Amadi, says the one year service of members of the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, should not be compulsory.

Amadi made the suggestion on Tuesday when he featured in an interview on News Central Television.

He was speaking on the recent NYSC reforms proposed by president Bola Tinubu.

“National service should not be compulsory. The NYSC has become a cheap labour for private sector. So, the argument here is that the proposed National Youth Service Corps reforms should go beyond structural changes.

“There should be a redesign of the scheme to prioritise literacy, skills development and innovation as part of Nigeria’s broader development agenda.

“You should make it a status that the corps members have a lot of advantages and it’s competitive.

“So, my worry is that this reform still keeps it like a kind of a loose platform that does not address any seriously thought out development agenda,” he said.

NYSC reforms: National service should not be compulsory – Sam Amadi