AAC presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has revealed he would scrap the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in their current forms if elected President of Nigeria.
Sowore stated in a post on his X handle on Wednesday.
According to him, the two institutions have become outdated and should be replaced with systems that prioritise merit, employment and practical skills.
Sowore wrote, “When I become President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, JAMB will be abolished. Admission into tertiary institutions should be determined by the institutions themselves under a transparent, merit-based system, not by another layer of bureaucracy.”
The former presidential candidate argued that universities, polytechnics and colleges of education should have the autonomy to admit qualified candidates without relying on a central examination body, maintaining that the current process creates unnecessary bureaucracy.
On the future of the National Youth Service Corps, Sowore said his administration would replace the mandatory one-year national service with a voluntary programme focused on employment and career development.
“The National Youth Service Corps, in its current form, will be scrapped. In its place, we will establish a two-year, voluntary National Job Corps that guarantees participants meaningful employment, practical skills, entrepreneurship support, and pathways into permanent careers,” he said.
