A bill seeking to scrap the National Youth Service Corps scheme, sponsored by Awaji Abiante, a lawmaker from Rivers State on Wednesday, passed through second reading at the green chamber.
The lawmaker seeks to use the bill to amend section 315 (1)(a) of the 1999 constitution.
Following this development, Mr Shehu Sani, former Kaduna lawmaker, has kicked against the bill seeking to scrap the NYSC scheme.
Abiante, giving various reasons on why the NYSC should be scrapped, said the scheme has failed to address the essence of its establishment.
There have also been agitations from Nigerians seeking to scrap NYSC due to insecurity across the country.
Mr Sani took to his Twitter page where he stated that the scheme was needed now more than it had ever been. He went further to say that Nigerians needed to know other regions aside from their place of birth.
According to him, NYSC should not be scrapped but expanded to give military training.
His tweet read: “The NYSC should not be scrapped.Its needed now more than ever before.Many Nigerians have never known anywhere other than their hometown and University town if not for NYSC.
“Its mandate should be expanded to give participants full military training in the face of insecurity.”
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