The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Nasarawa state, Thursday recommended that seven Corps members of the 2018 Batch B stream II posted to the state will be demobilised for absconding from their Places of Primary Assignment (PPA) during the service year.
NYSC Coordinator in the state Hajiya Ramatu Sanda, made this known in an interview with newsmen in Lafia.
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She said the affected 7 corps members would be remobilised for a new service year while 3 others will face various periods of extensions for different offences committed during the service year which contravened the NYSC bye-laws.
She added that the punishments would take effect after final ratification by the Nasarawa state NYSC Governing Board.
“Some corps members erred during the service year. We have seven corps members who totally absconded from service. Others left their places of primary assignment without permission among other offences.
“For those who absconded, they will be remobilised for a new service year. The extension of the other three will be depended on the gravity of their misconducts,’’ she said.
The NYSC state coordinator said the decision to punish the erring corps members was based on the recommendation of the state NYSC Disciplinary Committee.
The coordinator however, advised the 1130 corps members comprising 609 males and 521 females, who were passing out, to take advantage of the skills they acquired during their service year for self-employment.
Sanda thanked the state government for supporting NYSC and revealed that 10 of the corps members that were passing out would be given awards for their exemplary service during the year.
