Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress presidential hopeful, says he will abolish the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) if he becomes Nigeria’s president.
He told supporters that universities and other higher institutions should handle their own admissions through a transparent, merit-based process. Sowore argued that tertiary institutions should be responsible for admitting students directly and that reducing bureaucracy would improve the admission process.
He also plans to scrap the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in its current form and replace it with a voluntary two-year National Job Corps. The proposed programme would focus on providing participants with employment opportunities, practical skills, entrepreneurship support, and pathways to permanent careers.
In a post on social media, Sowore said young Nigerians need jobs, skills, opportunities, and the freedom to choose their future rather than compulsory schemes. His comments are part of his wider plans for education and youth development if elected president.
“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 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.
“Nigeria’s young people do not need more compulsory schemes. They need opportunities, jobs, skills, and the freedom to choose their future,” he added.
