NYSC have not paid corp members this year yet
NYSC says the delay is caused by discrepancies in their budget for 2016
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday, January 4, pleaded with corps members all over Nigeria to remain calm over delay in payment of their January allowance.
The position of the NYSC was made in a statement signed by Mrs Bose Aderibigbe, the director media and publicity of the corps.
According to the statement,the delay was due to discrepancies in planning figures for 2016 from the NYSC, ministry of budget and national planning, and the ministry of finance, respectively.
The management of NYSC expressed its regret over the delay and assured that it was working to ensure all corps members received their allowance within a week.
A corp member who is serving in Kwara state spoke to naij.com regarding the issue on condition of anonymity, said ”It is true that we have not been paid this year. We have been told by our camp commandant that our payment will be sorted soon, so we are hpoing for good news at least next week. ”
Recall that the Director-General of the NYSC, Johnson Olawumi recently ordered personnel of the scheme to declare their assets in line with the code of conduct for public officers.
According to him, the NYSC management has been very consistent in the enforcement of periodic assets declaration by members of staff as well as ensuring strict adherence to policy guidelines in all aspects of the scheme’s operationS.
NYSC says the delay is caused by discrepancies in their budget for 2016
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday, January 4, pleaded with corps members all over Nigeria to remain calm over delay in payment of their January allowance.
File photo of youth corpers waiting for their allowances
According to the statement,the delay was due to discrepancies in planning figures for 2016 from the NYSC, ministry of budget and national planning, and the ministry of finance, respectively.
The management of NYSC expressed its regret over the delay and assured that it was working to ensure all corps members received their allowance within a week.
A corp member who is serving in Kwara state spoke to naij.com regarding the issue on condition of anonymity, said ”It is true that we have not been paid this year. We have been told by our camp commandant that our payment will be sorted soon, so we are hpoing for good news at least next week. ”
Recall that the Director-General of the NYSC, Johnson Olawumi recently ordered personnel of the scheme to declare their assets in line with the code of conduct for public officers.
According to him, the NYSC management has been very consistent in the enforcement of periodic assets declaration by members of staff as well as ensuring strict adherence to policy guidelines in all aspects of the scheme’s operationS.
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