NYSC AND NATIONAL SACRIFICE

Who will believe that NYSC is still posting corp members to troubled states like Yobe, Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto, Borno and Bauchi states? Let's not pretend we do not know the security conditions of these states. How many top officials will send thier children to those states? NYSC should not put more people's lives at risk..... I don't think it is a fair deal because what safety guaranty is in place? When leaders are not willing to sacrifice their lives, why should young Nigerians with dreams and aspirations be sent to these states especially now? This is obviously not the right time to do that.

How many security operatives can protect themselves and their families...before they can protect others? The blood shed is already alarming and pretending nothing happens in this states is just false. To just wish them well and send them there is not going to be enough.....

The corps members, who expressed sadness as they received their call-up letters for the Batch B NYSC   service year, said they were confused as they did not know what to do due to the spate of bombings and other forms of insecurity in these states.

But speaking through the Borno State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Inuwa Bwala, in a telephone interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday, the Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, made a case for corps members to be posted to the state.

He argued that the security situation in the state was being exaggerated by detractors to further isolate the state from the rest of the country.

He said, “While it is true that we have security challenges, it is a fact that these challenges are not exclusive to Borno State.

“We don’t have on record any attack on visitors neither do we have any record of attacks on the NYSC camp or corps members posted to and currently serving in Borno State.”

THIS IS NIGERIA....WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?