Why award third class graduates with NYSC Presidential Award– Okojie

 The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie, has called for a review of the NYSC Presidential Award scholarship scheme to include only the best graduates.

Speaking in London on Sunday at a reception organised by the Nigerian High Commission for the second batch of the presidential scholarship awardees, Okojie said that the scheme should be restricted to only first class, second class upper and lower division graduates.

“If you are talking about someone getting an award, he should be an all rounder; community service should not be the only criterion, there should be a balance, the whole idea is to send our best here.

“Those with third class cannot get Ph.D and lecture in the university; we want them to at some point to move from the civil service to the university system; third class is not for Ph.D anywhere, even in Nigeria,” he said.