By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja –
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned the public against unathourised use of the its uniform, logo, lyrics, literature and other intellectual materials associated with the scheme.
The Director of Press and Public Relations of the corps, Mr. Eddy Megwa, gave the warning in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja.
Mr. Megwa said: “the scheme is greatly disturbed by the circulation of various content on social media for entertainment and political purposes where the NYSC uniform is used without consent.
“The NYSC remains apolitical and neutral in the ongoing political and electioneering process and these unregulated materials continue to portray the corps in bad light.”
He noted that there are dangers in unauthorised use of NYSC uniform as doing so can attract sanctions.
He quoted Section 14 of the NYSC Act as clearly specifying that ”any person who, not being a person serving in the service corps or duly authorised so to do, wears the uniform or any part of the uniform of the service corps is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of N1,000.00 or to imprisonment for a term of six months or to both.”
The NYSC spokesman, however, warned that management of the scheme would henceforth not hesitate to initiate legal action against any individual or group that contravene the provisions of the NYSC Act as regards the use of its uniform.
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