Sowore Vows to Scrap JAMB, Replace NYSC With Voluntary National Job Corps if Elected President

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has pledged to abolish the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) if elected President of Nigeria.

The former presidential candidate also said tertiary institutions should be solely responsible for admitting students through a transparent, merit based system without the involvement of JAMB, PulseNets learnt.

PulseNets also learnt that Sowore promised to scrap the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in its current form and replace it with a voluntary employment initiative.

The activist politician made the declaration in a post on X, where he outlined his plans for reforms in Nigeria’s education and youth development sectors.

He said: “When I become President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria: @JAMBHQ 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.

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“The National Youth Service Corps @nysc_ng, 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.

“Nigeria’s young people do not need more compulsory schemes. They need opportunities, jobs, skills, and the freedom to choose their future.”