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Letter To The Presidency By An Aggrieved Corper by mulekanle: 6:36pm On Jan 28, 2017 |
Kalu Excel
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENCY,
THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF NYSC AND
THE CONCERNED NYSC OFFICIALS
From an aggrieved Corp Member serving in
Oyo State
N19, 800: A Salary, An Allowance or A
Peanut.
I picked up my writing materials from a
bitter heart based on the suffering of the
Nigerian Corp Members serving their
fatherland with a monthly pay of N19, 800.
Let me start from the camping exercise
where it all started. An average
Prospective Corp Member spent nothing
less than N30, 000 to prepare for the
camping exercise. Like that was not
enough, we meet the extortion of our lives
in the camp. We found out that the sockets
in the lodges were disconnected from
power supply and it was prohibited to
charge our phones using any of the
available sockets so that we can pay at the
camp market. We went to the camp
kitchen for food, and found a meal that
cannot satisfy a year old baby. We went to
the camp market, food and other items
were so costly that we began to wonder
whether we are still in Nigeria or one sort
of desert in Afghanistan. An average
expenditure in the camp is about N40, 000
not forgetting the N3, 000 plus we paid
during registration. We were given N2, 500
in the camp as if it was enough to cover
our transport expenses.
Now the real game began as soon as we
were given our posting letters. We paid for
the vehicles provided by the LGA’s to
convey us to the LGA Secretariat. Thanks
to the religious organizations that saved us
from another lodging expenses. On getting
to our Place of Primary Assignments
(PPA’s), for those who were not rejected,
we were welcomed with a very interested
slogan, “NO PAY, NO ACCOMMODATION”.
Not considering that the state does not pay
as well. To the best of my knowledge, only
about 10% of the 36 states including the
FCT pays Corp Members. For those posted
to cities, towns, rural areas and remote
villages spend from N100,000 - N200,000,
N70,000 – N80,000, N30,000 - N65,000 and
N10,000 – N20,000 respectively on
accommodation not including household
items. Some of the employers will give us
camp foam (mattress). I don’t know
whether they expect us to spread it under
the nearest tree and make a hut. Yes, some
of the employers provide accommodation
but it can only be about 5% of them. I
observe that no supervision is carried out
when private establishments request for
Corp Members, because I have seen Corp
Members sent to mushroom firms that
cannot even pay their direct employees let
alone caring for a Corp Member. Corp
Members are being treated unjustly in
their PPA’s and when we complain, we are
being threatened with a query by the
employer or extension of service by our
coordinators.
In all these expenses, we are expected to
survive with N19,800. We are really
suffering, we cannot continue to be quite
and die serving a country that does not
care for our well-being. All we keep on
hearing is “think of what you can do for
your country and not what your country
can do for you” and we forget that when
you visit home on three consecutive
occasions without biscuits for the children,
then count yourself as an unwanted
visitor.
Any Corp Member that do not have
“GARRI” in the cupboard is seriously
joking, because sometimes it will become
doctor’s prescription which you have to
drink three times a day for survival. We
are also expected to report at our PPA’s
four times a week and to embark on
Community Development Service (CDS)
once every week on an empty stomach.
There are so many things to talk about but
just calculate the expenses I just outlined
at an average rate, then you will discover
that N19,800 for 12 months is not
appreciable. Our predecessors complained
when things are not as bad as it is now, so
imagine what we are going through.
Days has gone when Corp Members were
respected and given most things free of
charge. Nowadays, we do not identify
ourselves as Corp Members in the
marketplace or bus stops. Just make a
mistake and go to the market with your
face cap, you will buy a pepper of N50 at
the rate of N200 all in the name of N19,
800 and we are also expected to save for
the future. I could love to continue but for
the sake of my readers, let me drop my
pen.
All the constituted authorities should
please do something towards the increment
of the monthly peanut. Because if you call
it “A Salary”, you are wrong. If you call it
“An Allowance”, you are very wrong.
My regards.
Please share on all social media sites until
it gets to those in authority. |
Re: Letter To The Presidency By An Aggrieved Corper by mulekanle: 6:39pm On Jan 28, 2017 |
I can't imagine prices of foodstuffs and accommodation here in Rivers State..... and when I was coming then, friends were like oil money..... seriously it is an irony.. what about your states and PPA? |
Re: Letter To The Presidency By An Aggrieved Corper by Highestheight(m): 7:20pm On Jan 28, 2017 |
it's a very serious issue that needs to be address urgently ooo!, the FG needs to be sincere!, a corper from the south south that is posted to the north pays nothing less than 10, 000-15,00, only to be given 2500 as transport and bicycle allowance!, pls the body that looks into this really have to review this thing called Allowance! the 19,800 was when dollar was 160 to nairia ooo! |
Re: Letter To The Presidency By An Aggrieved Corper by Ajibam: 12:05am On Jan 29, 2017 |
lalasticlala |
Re: Letter To The Presidency By An Aggrieved Corper by Nobody: 12:09am On Jan 29, 2017 |
nigeria is on medical vacation, maybe wen he comes back he wil attend to u. |
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