Anthony Iwuoma
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has dismissed a letter circulating on social media, claiming that the April and May stipends of corps members have been donated to the fight against the CoronavirusThe letter, which was purportedly signed by the Director-General, NYSC, Maj. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, said corps members would no longer be paid their stipends due to the indefinite suspension placed on monthly biometric clearance in keeping with the rule of social distancing.
However, NYSC has assured members that their monthly allowances would be paid.
A statement issued on Saturday by its Director of Press and Public Relations, Mrs. Adenike Adeyemi, described the purported letter as creation of mischief makers.
The statement read: “The attention of management of the National Youth Service Corps has been drawn to a fake news release, directed at Corps Members, and purported to have been issued by the Director-General, conveying to them that their monthly stipends for April and May would be contributed to the fight against COVID-19.
“A similar mischievous story had earlier been bandied on the social media in February, 2020.
“Management wishes to advise all Corps Members to disregard the poorly written story in its entirety, as there is no iota of truth in it. The story emanated from a fake source.
“It is important to note that payment of monthly stipend for the month of April shall be effected without the usual gathering for Clearance, in keeping with the rule of social distancing.
“It is equally imperative to add that there shall not be clearance for the month of May, 2020. The system shall generate automatic clearance for everyone.”
