NYSC’s call-up policy, dilemma of corps members | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

In 24 hours, sometimes 48 hours, potential corps members are expected to show up at the NYSC orientation camp, raising the questions of life and livelihood against the backdrop of Nigeria’s chaotic circumstances. IYABO LAWAL examines the policy.

Raising funds at such short notice was also a problem. He was in dilemma of whether to defer the service or risk his life for the exercise. It is not that using the road during the day is any safer. Bandits have invaded schools both in the dead of night and in broad daylight. According to the NYSC mobilisation time table for 2021 Batch B, notification and printing of call-up letters by potential corps members was scheduled for July 24 to 26, 2021. It is the same time slated for the delivery of manual call-up letters to institutions.Many, however, have described the arrangement as unreasonable and agonising for the corps members-to-be.

“If there are no direct flights to a far-flung state, a young graduate will have to travel through the labyrinth of bad roads in the night and shadows of unknown gunmen and bandits. Sometimes, the graduate’s fate is left in the hands of a drug-inspired, short-sighted reckless driver,” an angry Olorunfemi said, appealing to government to review the NYSC Act in a way that corps members would choose their states of preference.

Apart from Northwest, other states that have experienced a spike in insecurity and abduction in recent times include, Benue, Niger, Kogi and Adamawa. Incidentally, most corps members are posted to schools for their primary assignment. Also, in Hong, Adamawa State, Boko Haram, killed 24 persons on July 7, while in Plateau State; kidnappers killed two persons within the period.

This happened on Wednesday night, when a vehicle transporting prospective corps members to camp was involved in a crash around Abuja . They were travelling in the night and the accident, according to NYSC, in a terse statement, occured at 2:00am. What a way to reward their four years of struggle!

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