Senate rejects bill to modify NYSC uniform to suit religious belief.

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The Senate has struck out a bill seeking to amend the National Youth Service Corps Act to allow the uniform worn by corps members to accommodate their religious belief.
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If it had been passed, participants would have been allowed to wear skirt or hijab, among others.
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Sponsor of the bill, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha (Taraba-South), while leading the debate for the second reading at the plenary on Wednesday, said the proposed amendment sought to amend sections 13 and 16 of the principal Act.
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He said the amendment was to “increase the penalty for the offences contained in the Act to make such fines reflect the present value of the naira.” _
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He also said the amendment was intended to “ensure that regulations made by the NYSC directorate prescribing uniforms and exercise regimen do not violate the religious practices and beliefs of corps members.” Bwacha proposed that a new Subsection 3 be inserted to Section 16 of the NYSC Act to read, “In exercising its powers under Subsection 2(a) and (b) of this section, the directorate shall take into consideration the need to prescribe or adopt uniforms and exercise regimen or drills that do not violate the religious practices relating to modest dressing, and accordingly specify alternative uniforms and exercise regimen that conform to the religious dictates and conscience of corps members as recognised by the 1999 Constitution.” -
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Several senators who spoke on the bill however faulted its intention regarding uniform.

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