Those of us that have passed age 30 were exempted from the NYSC programme, and, ordinarily, we should obtain NYSC exemption certificates.

However, since 2002 when we should have undergone the programme, we are yet to receive this document, and it has become a problem when applying for job.

Worse hit are those of us who graduated from the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State.

The Governing Council of our alma mater has continued to promise to issue our exemption certificates, but, five years after, we are yet to receive them

Recently, there is a First Bank employment advert for Executive Trainees, but applicants were required to fill in their NYSC number.

This automatically disqualified people in my category. I appeal to the NYSC directorate and the authorities of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, to issue our exemption certificates without further delay.

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