NYSC Urges Employers to Provide Better Work Conditions for Corps Members

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has called on organisations to create a better work environment for corps members, enabling them to perform effectively.

Kogi State Coordinator of the scheme, Mr Femi Osungbohun, appealed on Tuesday in Lokoja during a workshop aimed at improving the relationship between corps members and their employers.

The event, themed “Deepening the NYSC/Corps Employers Working Relationship for Optimal Performance,” brought together key employers and corps members to discuss how they can work together to achieve better results.

Osungbohun said the workshop was important for closing communication gaps and ensuring corps members can serve effectively in the state.

Osungbohun implored NYSC stakeholders and partners to remain committed to the success of the scheme.

He urged employers to create a conducive work environment for corps members, including providing accommodation, enhancing monthly allowances, and offering transportation.

“I implore NYSC stakeholders and partners not to relent in their commitment to the success of this noble scheme in Kogi. We are honoured for your presence at the workshop, which enabled us to gather together today to rub minds with the core employers on the way forward to boost the comfort of our corps members,” he said.

Osungbohun solicited a collective mission to improve the welfare packages for corps members serving in public, private, and educational institutions.

He emphasised that core employers have a crucial role to play in the success of the NYSC scheme and that their contributions would be greatly appreciated in fostering strong bonds to enhance service delivery.

In his remarks, the state governor, Ahmed Ododo, assured all that the state government would make the year of corps members serving in the state a memorable one.

Ododo, who was represented by the state Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Mr Monday Anyebe, emphasised that youth development is central to his administration, and improving the welfare of corps members is a topmost agenda.

The guest speaker, Pastor Oladele Jacob, a retired NYSC Deputy Director, who delivered a paper titled: “The Corps Employer as a Critical Stakeholder in Achieving the NYSC Mandate in our Contemporary World”, recommended expanding the scope of the annual employers’ workshop for more impact.

He also suggested that the NYSC management should resuscitate the annual award to the best employer of the year and institute better interactions with core employers.

Jacob urged corps employers to embrace new policy changes and be equipped to offer mentorship to corps members.