A Pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has reacted to the recent and tragic death of three corp members, at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp, calling for a review of the scheme.
The victims include Ifedolapo Oladepo, a first class graduate of LAUTECH who died in Kano NYSC camp, Ukeme Asuquo another first class graduate of University of Uyo, who died in Zamfara camp and Chiyerum Elechi, who died in Bayelsa camp.
Afenifere in its reaction described the death of the corps members as sad and tragic calling for a radical review of the NYSC scheme.
Afenifere’s reaction was contained in a statement issued on Friday by its spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, noting that, “This is a tragic news and needless loss to the parents of these young people.
”It is pathetic to learn that all pleas by one of them that she was ill was ignored until she worked to death. This is callous and it stems from a clash of civilisations to insist that a graduate could be treated like a slave in a camp.
“These deaths are additions to those who were killed during 2011 elections violence and in Boko Haram insurgency. At this point, it is either we scrap this scheme entirely or at the least ensure that graduates serve in their zones of origin,” Afenifere said.
I concur with Afenifere;
Nysc should be
scrapped cos i don’t see
anything special about
it.