Yesterday,The Senate voted to remove the compulsory National Youth
Service Scheme from the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
This is good news for many young Nigerians, however it doesn’t mean that NYSC is now not compulsory for university leavers.
It is a first step in allowing the Nigerian lawmakers to amend the NYSC
decree. This development comes as many Nigerian youth who are fed up
with the non-productive nature of the scheme have been clamouring for
its termination.
An overwhelming majority of eighty eight Senators voted for the removal
of the NYSC decree from the Constitution, whilst 3 Senators voted
against the amendment vote.
The lawmakers were very busy during their session yesterday, July 26th,
as they also voted on 32 other constitutional amendments including
voting for the reduction of the age at which a Nigerian can run for
President and the removal of
Good News! Senate Votes Yes To Remove NYSC From Constitution 0
Yesterday,The Senate voted to remove the compulsory National Youth
Service Scheme from the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
This is good news for many young Nigerians, however it doesn’t mean that NYSC is now not compulsory for university leavers.
It is a first step in allowing the Nigerian lawmakers to amend the NYSC
decree. This development comes as many Nigerian youth who are fed up
with the non-productive nature of the scheme have been clamouring for
its termination.
An overwhelming majority of eighty eight Senators voted for the removal
of the NYSC decree from the Constitution, whilst 3 Senators voted
against the amendment vote.
The lawmakers were very busy during their session yesterday, July 26th,
as they also voted on 32 other constitutional amendments including
voting for the reduction of the age at which a Nigerian can run for
President and the removal of the land use act from the constitution.