Vunderkind
Social Member
At the last general elections, ten National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members were brutally murdered in Bauchi and some other states in the northern part of the country. The tragic incidents which were aftermath of the April 17, 2011 presidential election saw many Nigerians questioning the rationale for the continuation of the NYSC scheme.
While many Nigerians called for outright abolition of the scheme then, some preferred it reviewed. Those who called for its abolition based their argument on the risk and the difficulties corps members go through, in the name of rendering a one year selfless service to their father land.
But those who think otherwise cite the positive aspects of the scheme, stressing that it provides interactions for different ethnic backgrounds, culture and traditions among other benefits. The arguments for and against have not changed anything.
The scheme remains. However, another election is around the corner and corps members will yet, again, serve as Independent National Electoral Commissions (INEC) ad-hoc staff. Ahead of the exercises in 2015, the INEC chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, recently made what many have tagged empty promises. His promises include that INEC will this time around ensure the security of lives of corps members who will work as the commissions’ ad-hoc staff. Though the murdered corps members may have been years buried, for their loved ones, the tears are yet to dry, the sorrows linger and the pains incurable.
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While many Nigerians called for outright abolition of the scheme then, some preferred it reviewed. Those who called for its abolition based their argument on the risk and the difficulties corps members go through, in the name of rendering a one year selfless service to their father land.
But those who think otherwise cite the positive aspects of the scheme, stressing that it provides interactions for different ethnic backgrounds, culture and traditions among other benefits. The arguments for and against have not changed anything.
The scheme remains. However, another election is around the corner and corps members will yet, again, serve as Independent National Electoral Commissions (INEC) ad-hoc staff. Ahead of the exercises in 2015, the INEC chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, recently made what many have tagged empty promises. His promises include that INEC will this time around ensure the security of lives of corps members who will work as the commissions’ ad-hoc staff. Though the murdered corps members may have been years buried, for their loved ones, the tears are yet to dry, the sorrows linger and the pains incurable.
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