The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has urged the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to resolve the issues surrounding the irregularities in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) so that polytechnic graduates will be able to go for service, News About Nigeria reports.
The President of the Association, Mr. Ridwan Opeyemi, made this appeal on Friday.
Opeyemi, who led a team to JAMB Headquarters in Bwari, Abuja, expressed concern about graduates of Higher National Diploma (HND) being stopped from NYSC mobilisation.
He noted that a large number of polytechnic graduates, especially those with their HND certificates, are yet to be mobilised for service by JAMB.
He, however, stated that after an extensive discussion with the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, it has been discovered the fault lies mostly with the various polytechnic institutions.
“The registrar took his time to discuss with us, and we now know where the problem lies, which is mostly from our various institutions,” he stated.
He, therefore, appealed to the Board to help the institutions in sorting the issue and ensuring that the graduates get mobilised for service.
Speaking at the meeting, the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, noted that the board was not responsible for admitting HND students into institutions and therefore had no data to facilitate their entry into the NYSC scheme.
“Our role stops at admissions for National Diploma (ND); we have no record of HND students,” he said.
He advised the team to study the admissions guidelines and consult the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) for a solution.
