Senator Adaramodu says the NYSC trust fund will help graduates acquire skills under the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) Programmes.
The Senate has passed a Bill seeking to establish the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Trust Fund.
The Bill sponsored by Senator Yemi Adaramodu (APC, Ekiti South), if given assent by President Bola Tinubu will provide a sustainable source of funds for the NYSC, skill acquisition, training and empowerment of Corps members, training and retraining of the personnel of the scheme, development of camps and NYSC formations and facilities.
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In the second reading of the bill, Senator Adeyemi Adaramodu (APC, Ekiti South), emphasised the importance of the bill and gave an assurance that it will help graduates acquire skills under the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) Programmes.
“The early years of the National Youth Service Corps which was established May 1973, that’s 51 years ago, this is going to be the first attempt at making sure that the Act that established the National Youth Service Corps is dealt with to ensure and afford Nigerians to benefit from why the NYSC was established.
“The management of the scheme has not only trained and empowered Corps members but has instilled patriotism and the spirit of Nationalism in Corp members since then.
“The decision to establish the National Youth Service Trust Fund was conceived by some of the stakeholders which includes the 36 state governments and the FCT administration. The idea to establish the trust fund was also strongly supported by Civil Society Organisations,” he said.
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