The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says President Bola Tinubu has not increased corps members’ allowance.
There were claims that the NYSC Director General Brigadier General YD Ahmed had announced an increase in allowance for corps members during his visit to the Ogun State Orientation Camp in Sagamu on Sunday.
But in a Monday statement, the NYSC spokesman Eddy Megwa labelled the claims as a “misrepresentation of facts”.
“For clarity’s sake, General Ahmed while addressing corps members said it is expected that they would benefit from the minimum wage when it is approved, he did not say the President has approved any increment in Corps Members’ allowance,” the statement read.
“Meanwhile, as part of his oversight functions during Orientation periods, the DG advised the corps members on different issues relating to patriotism, entrepreneurship, security consciousness, and community development among other issues of youth development for leadership roles. Members of the press are advised to be factual in their reportage of NYSC activities, so as not to incite unnecessary apprehension among the Scheme’s stakeholders.”