INEC ELECTION ALLOWANCE TO NYSC CORP'S MEMBERS

The MANAGEMENT of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) yesterday confirmed that corps members working as ad hoc staff with the Independent National Electoral COMMISSION (INEC) had been paid in advance, ahead of the April 11 gubernatorial and houses of assembly polls.


The NYSC authority also stated that the security situation during elections had been reviewed, noting that everything possible would be done to ensure their safety during election duty.

The NYSC national secretariat in a statement on Tuesday confirmed that each corps member was entitled to N13,000 for the March 28 presidential and National Assembly election and another N13,000 for the April 11 elections.

The statement noted that all corps members who participated in the March 28 presidential and National Assembly elections ought to have received allowances for the duty.

The statement read: “For each of the two elections, a corps member is entitled to a sum of N13,000 only which breaks down to  N9,000, N3,000 and N1,000 for honoraria, transportation and feeding respectively. This implies that for the two elections, the total allowance due to each corps member is N26,000 only.”

According to statement, any corps member whom after receiving the payment refused to participate in the April 11 elections would have his or her monthly allowance for the month of April 2015 deducted in the same value.

It further explained that the fund as approved by INEC was remitted directly to all state secretariat of NYSC.

“The funds for these were approved by INEC and remitted directly into each of the NYSC state secretariat’s account a week before the presidential and National Assembly elections. MANAGEMENT has confirmed that the amount of N13,000 for the presidential and National Assembly elections has been paid and any corps member who could not receive the payment latest 6p.m. on Tuesday,  April 7, should make a complaint through the necessary channels.

“Also, management has directed that the N13,000 allowance for the April 11 gubernatorial and state assembly elections should be paid in advance by all NYSC state secretariats latest by Friday  April 10. Corps members are however to note that for those who receive the advance payment for the April  11 election and thereafter opt out of participation for whatever reason, the paid amount will be deducted from their April 2015 monthly allowance.”