The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has told employers that they have no right to give or approve leave for corps members serving with them to go out of the states they are saerving.
This is as he urged them to pay more attention to the safety and security of corps members posted to their organisations.
Ibrahim made the plea on Wednesday at the 2021 Edition of the Corps Employers’ Workshop, which took place simultaneously in all the 36 States of the Federation and FCT.
Theme of the workshop: “Optimising The NYSC/Corps Employers Partnership for National Development in the Context of The New Normal.”
He said: “It is important to mention here that the NYSC management places high premium on the security of lives and property of corps members throughout the service year.
“Accordingly, employers are required to equally pay particular attention to the security of corps members posted to your organisations.
“Given the fact that they are new in the environment, you are enjoined to effectively guide them on safety.”
Ibrahim also urged the employers not to indulge corps members in leaving their place of primary assignments and travel without proper approval by the state coordinator.
“Let me also remind you that employers have no authority to approve leave or movement of any corps member outside their states of deployment.
“As the first point in the established channels of communication, you can only endorse their applications for leave or travel permits to the State Coordinator.
“Only the Director-General is vested with the authority to approve travels outside the country,” he said.
The State Director, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, John Onovhoroke, said that government alone could not run the scheme without core employers.
“They should listen to the employers’ compliant and fine tune the scheme where necessary,” he said
