NYSC Seeks A Trust Fund For Corps Members

The National Youth Service Corps has appealed to the National Assembly for support to establish a national trust fund which will provide capital for serving corps members to begin their businesses.

The organisation said a National Youth Service Corps Trust Fund (NYSCTF) will help to accelerate the growth of the country’s economy as well as drastically reduce agitation, violence and criminal tendencies among the youth.

Director-General of the NYSC, Brig-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim said this at a symposium on the establishment of NYSCTF in Abuja.

The D-G said the outcome of the symposium will be forwarded to the National Assembly for consideration.

He said: “We have already forwarded a letter to the National Assembly and the communique from this symposium will be sent as well. This symposium will further buttress our zeal of establishing a Trust Fund but we need to let the public know and seek their support on the need to support the NYSC on this initiative.”

According to the D-G, the Trust Fund would support corps members trained under the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Programme (SAED) with start-up capital to establish their businesses.

He said: “We introduced the SAED for corps members so that as they exit the service year, they will have something to take home.