The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has pledged automatic employment to members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, who are outstanding during the general elections, starting from Saturday.
INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu who gave the assurance on Wednesday in Abuja, said: “The youth corps members are among the most educated, most reliable, most patriotic, and most readily available ad-hoc staff we have… so we don’t joke with the well-being of corps members.”
Answering questions on the welfare of corps members seen sleeping on the floor the night before the postponed elections, Yakubu assured that the welfare NYSC Corps members would be adequately taken care of during the conduct of the elections.
“Arising from my interaction with DG NYSC, they are looking at how they can mobilise mattresses, used by the youth corps members in camp to places where the youth corps members are going to stay the night so that the lay-over before we open the polling units on Saturday can be more comfortable for them.
“I am waiting for the DG NYSC to submit the details to the commission, but I want to assure you that anything that the commission can do to make the corps members comfortable, and all other staff, including their welfare and security, we will do.
“Those who do exceptionally well during elections are accorded automatic employment by the commission.”
