The University of Port Harcourt Alumni Association has called on the authorities of the National Youth Service Corps to reduce the fee charged for the online registration of prospective corps members.
The NYSC had announced a fee of N4, 000 for each fresh enlistment into the scheme.
In a statement by the National President of the Uniport alumni, Mr Sampson Ngerebara, and the National Secretary, Mr. Chris Adokeme, the association wondered why unemployed fresh graduates embarking on national service should be made to pay so much money.
The association contended that if the money was to be charged at all, a maximum of N1,000 should be adequate.
Part of the statement read, “While we commend the board and management of the NYSC for their decision to save corps members long distance travelling time back to their schools and the directorate headquarters, we regard the amount demanded for registration as excessive.
“Considering the country’s economic situation, a fee of N1, 000 should suffice for this purpose. We urge the authorities of the NYSC not to visit the prospective corps members with unnecessary hardship.”
The association also asked whether the NYSC would pay the funds collected from the exercise into the Federation Account in the spirit of accountability.
It regretted that critical stakeholders like the National Association of Nigerian Students and the alumni associations of institutions of higher learning to which these corps members now belong were not consulted in the process of taking such a fundamental decision, and advised the NYSC to guard against such a lapse in future.
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