Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, says he would abolish Nigeria’s Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and scrap the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) if elected president in the 2027 election cycle. Across reports, Sowore frames the changes as a shift away from current national systems for university admissions and youth service.
He proposes replacing JAMB with a merit-based admission approach, arguing that higher education institutions should determine admissions rather than relying on a central board. On NYSC, he says he would scrap the scheme and replace it with a voluntary National Job Corps for youths. The reports cite Sowore making these pledges publicly, including through social media posts, and present the proposals as part of his broader platform for governing if he wins the presidency.
No sources provide details in these articles about how the new admission process or job corps would be structured, funded, or implemented.
