Nigerians are currently dragging the NYSC Director General, Brig. Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, over his controversial statement of mobilising National Youth Service Corps members.

Ibrahim said this on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ programme on Wednesday while reacting to moves to scrap the NYSC scheme which is compulsory for all Nigerians who graduate before the age of 30.

The NYSC boss said, “Corps members are on reserve. They are part of the national defence policy of this country. So, where there is serious war, our corps members are educated, they are knowledgeable and they can be trained. You see the drill and so on.

“You can imagine within the short three weeks in the orientation camps, the corps members are moulded. They are like soldiers. You see female corps members blowing the army horn, playing with the military band.

“So, if not for the knowledge, where are you going to mobilise such young Nigerians to train them quickly to put in their best for the country? So, corps members are on reserve. They are also part of the national defence policy.”

He said the NYSC is concerned about the security of corps members and that is why they had been advised not to move around at night.

Ibrahim argued that the NYSC had become more important than ever in the face of the rising calls for secession

There are a lot of inter-marriages. For most of our females, the history of their marriages can be traced to their service year because they meet their fiancées during their service year. I have had cause to attend such weddings and the NYSC supports such weddings,” he said.

Many Nigerians on Twitter have reacted to what the NYSC boss in a funny manner leading to the Twitter trend # because of 33k”

https://www.ngtimes.net/2021/06/nigerians-react-dg-plans-mobilise-corps-members-war.html

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thesicilian:
Misfits everywhere

i dont know if some of you read before comment CORPS MEMBERS ARE APART OF NATIONAL DEFENCE POLICY OF NIGERIA , he was interpreted what was written down, the only thing i see in Nigeria is , there is no unity even NYSC Igbo will fight hausa and the same thing with Hausa and yoruba ...... MY ELDELY ADVISE LET EVERYBODY GO IN OUR SEPERATE WAYS, Nairaland will change to ODUDUWALAND and for yoruba alone, BIAFRA will create their own, Niger delta will create their own north will create their own..... BYE BYE

supportnija:

i dont know if some of you read before comment CORPS MEMBERS ARE APART OF NATIONAL DEFENCE POLICY OF NIGERIA , he was interpreted what was written down, the only thing i see in Nigeria is , there is no unity even NYSC Igbo will fight hausa and the same thing with Hausa and yoruba etc

Misfits everywhere

He's not out of point, it doesn't necessarily mean that in a war situation they should bear arms, they could assist with other war allied activities.

NYSC and every paramilitary is part of National defense policy so there is nothing strange here.

This DG's comments will fastrack the banning of NYSC as many rich folks will not want their kids to go to war by mistake....

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