NYSC: To Be Or Not, Whose Decision, Dare Or N’Assembly? By Olabisi Deji-Folutile
In a situation like this, asking innocent youth to travel to totally unfamiliar terrains all in the name of NYSC scheme is like sending them to a slaughter house. Many parents would rather the scheme be scrapped to free them of the apprehension they have to contend with anytime their children have to go for the service year.
by Olabisi Deji-Folutile
May 28, 2021
The National Youth Service Corps Scheme has been in the news following reports that the House of Representatives is considering a bill to repeal the NYSC Act. The scheme, established by decree 24, was introduced on May 22, 1973 by Nigeria’s military leader, Yakubu Gowon, to foster reconciliation, reconstruction, and rebuilding of Nigeria after the civil war.
I think it is out of place for a Youth Minister to make a categorical statement on what is still being debated by representatives of Nigerian at the National Assembly. He could have advanced reasons why the scheme should be allowed to continue, like the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Shuaibu Ibrahim, did.
The National Youth Service Corps scheme has been in the news following reports that the House of Representatives is considering a bill to repeal the NYSC Act. The scheme, established by decree 24, was introduced on May 22, 1973 by Nigeria’s military leader, Yakubu Gowon, to foster reconciliation, reconstruction, and the rebuilding of Nigeria after the civil war.
News of the release of the 27 kidnapped students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, no doubt, calls for celebration. These students spent 50 good days in the camp of their captors. We saw them being beaten and assaulted in a trending video released by their kidnappers. It doesn’t matter if two of the 29 students said to be in the bandits’ enclave after their abduction on March 11, 2021 are yet to be accounted for. As sad as this is, it seems to be of little relevance now. Apparently, the wave of euphoria around the release of the majority has overshadowed the despair of parents that may have yet to see their own children. These students could have been killed or maimed, no one knows. And even if we do, there is little or nothing anyone can do about it. In today’s Nigeria, bandits have become kings. They are in charge. The state has surrendered to their authority. It’s a case of everybody for himself and God for us all! While Nigerians
When Will President Buhari Stop Begging Abductors Of Nigerian Students? By Olabisi Deji-Folutile
There is nothing more devastating than for parents to send their children to school and for those children to be kidnapped and killed for fun.
by Olabisi Deji-Folutile
May 08, 2021
News of the release of the 27 kidnapped students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, no doubt, calls for celebration. These students spent 50 good days in the camp of their captors. We saw them being beaten and assaulted in a trending video released by their kidnappers. It doesn’t matter if two of the 29 students said to be in the bandits’ enclave after their abduction on March 11, 2021 are yet to be accounted for. As sad as this is, it seems to be of little relevance now. Apparently, the wave of euphoria around the release of the majority has overshadowed the despair of parents that may have yet to see their own children. These students could have been killed or maime