NYSC Dragged to Court Over Mobilisation Fee

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has been dragged before a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos by the Citizens Advocacy Initiative for Accountable Leadership, CAIFAL, over alleged mobilisation fraud. Respondents in the suit are the Director General of NYSC, Sidmach technologies Ltd, Minister for Youths and Sports, and the Attorney General of the Federation. According to the group in its suit designated FHC/L/CS/840/16, it is asking the court to issue a declaration that by virtue of the provisions of the NYSC Act 1993, the first to third respondents, have no statutory rights, to demand a pre-mobilisation fee from prospective corps members. It is also asking for a declaration that both the previous collection and continued collection of the monies from prospective corps members, is illegal, wrongful and most improper. More so, CAIFAL is asking the court for, “An order, directing the first and second respondents to immediately render an account of all monies so far realised from corps members since the inception of its collection in 2014. “An order of perpetual injunction, restraining the NYSC from further collecting any money from prospective corps members, as a pre-mobilisation or re-deployment fee. “An order, directing the first and second respondents to release or make public, the memorandum of understanding executed between them and the company.” No date has been fixed for the hearing of the matter.