The National Youth Service Corps on Friday said that it is not mobilizing corps members for war.
The NYSC Deputy Director (Publications), Emeka Mgbemena, made the clarification in a statement titled, āRebuttal: No corps member is being mobilized for warā, issued on behalf of its Director (Press and Public Relations), Adenike Adeyemi.
The statement read, āThis is to clarify the misrepresentation of the NYSC Director- Generalās recent interview with the media currently trending on the social media.
āThe Director-General had stated that in line with the National Defence Policy, corps members are like soldiers on reserve, because their education, exposure, and sophistication, can make them easily adaptable to military training.
āHe charged them to remain focused and patriotic; and for the spirit of NYSC to live in all Nigerians.
āGeneral Ibrahim never at any point said that corps members are being mobilized to fight war.
āThe scheme shall continue to safeguard the interest of corps members at all times.ā
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