The Government of Osun has said the recruitment of National Youths Service Corps members by its ministries, departments and agencies is increasing its wage bill.
The government therefore has warned against indiscriminate recruitment of corps members whose disciplines it said are not relevant to the ministries.
In a circular signed Mr. O A Aina on behalf of the Osun State Government, the state said henceforth any need for special skills from youth corps members must be channeled through the Ministry of Youths and Sports and must be well ahead of their postings with relevant explanations why the corps members are needed.
The circular said majority of the corps members possess irrelevant academic disciplines noting that most of them are not relevant to the needs of the state.
“Arising from the above, and in line with the circular from the Ministry of Finance Ref. No. 143/1 dated 31st January, 2022, it is now imperative to note that regulatory measure on engagement and deployment of corps members is still in force,” the circular noted.
Warning officials of the ministries against recruitments, the circular stated, ”
“It is equally mandatory for all MDAS in dire need of corps members to complement their Staff in critical areas to henceforth channel such requests, prior to their mobilisation at NYSC Camp, through the Ministry of Youth and Sports, justifying and indicating areas of specialisation and the number required. Any MDA that violates this directive will not have such corps members payrolled.
“It is also to be noted that, henceforth, corps members are no longer to be posted to government MDAs but Schools so as to fully engage them and reduce the tendency of redundancy and truancy among them,”