* ……threatens to blacklist culpable institutions
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps,
Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has disclosed that about 95
graduates with fake certificates from Nigerian and foreign
universities were apprehended and handed to security agencies
during the last orientation exercise.
Just as he threatened to blacklist any institution caught
including the names of unqualified persons for mobilization into
the NYSC.
Speaking on Minna, Niger state on Wednesday at the 2019 Batch
‘C’ pre-mobilization workshop, he said that 65 out of the arrested
graduates were from universities in Nigeria while 30 others were
from other West African universities.
“Regarding fraudulent certificates, we have apprehended 65 fake
students from universities in Nigeria and from other West African
universities, we have arrested about 30. We have handed them over
to the police for prosecution.”
He revealed that some tertiary institutions in Nigeria still
engage in the sale of Degree and HND certificates and statement of
Results to unqualified persons in a bid to smuggle them into being
mobilized for NYSC.
The DG lamented that this attempt is threatening the credibility
of the NYSC mobilization process adding that the action has grave
implications for the socio-economic development of the country.
“It is worrisome to note that some unscrupulous persons still
indulge in the sale of Degree and HND Certificates and Statement of
Results to unqualified persons. It has also been observed that
names of unqualified persons are included in the Senate/Academic
Board approved list uploaded on the NYSC registration portal by
some corps producing institutions.
“It is quite unfortunate that some Corps producing Institutions
are still in the habit of uploading part-time and overaged
graduates for mobilization. This is one of the challenges we are
out to tackle headlong, this attempt in some quarters to threaten
the credibility of the process.
“Acts such as presentation of fake academic credentials and
attempts to smuggle names of unqualified persons into the
mobilization lists submitted by some Corps producing institutions
are condemnable and will continue to face stiff resistance from the
scheme. ”
The NYSC DG then warned that the Agency will not hesitate to
blacklist and publish in the National dailies any tertiary
institution that continues to include names of unqualified persons
in their uploaded data.
“It is known fact that one can only print out data inputted into
the computer, hence the claim of ignorance of how strange names
entered a Senate/Academic Board approved list is unfounded. Where
such infraction occurs, it is certain that the login details of the
students’ Affairs Officers (SAO) or the Registrar have been
compromised.
“I wish to use this medium to remind Registrars and SAOs that
they are responsible for the protection of their login details and
will be held accountable for any infraction in the performance of
their duties relating to the mobilization process.”
The Director-General said that the Pre-mobilization workshop is
organized to draw a roadmap for the eradication of all observed
anomalies as well as enthronement of integrity in the Mobilization
process adding that the workshop will also come to with more
strategies to curb fraudulent practices and enhance the efficiency
of the mobilization process.
In her address, the Deputy Director of Mobilization, Mrs.
Victoria Ango raised alarm over the scourge of fraudulent
enrollment of foreign-trained graduates for national service adding
that the Agency is taking a nascent approach to tackle the
scourge.
“It is sad to admit here that on the local scene, issues such as
deliberate enlistment of overaged and part-time graduates,
mischievous mobilization of graduates of unapproved courses through
cross-matching with approved departments and suspicious insider
connivance to hack and upload unqualified persons have not yet
abated.”
Niger state Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ketso reaffirmed the
commitment of the state government to reduce the challenges of the
Scheme in the state.
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