Corps members march against scrapping of NYSC
No fewer than 2,500 corps members participating in the ongoing orientation programme in Anambra on Saturday held a protest march against the proposed scrapping of the scheme.
They also marched to show their solidarity for a united Nigeria.
The corps members who marched around the parade ground from number one platoon to the 10th showed the solidarity campaign by handing over the Unity Torch to the management of NYSC in the state.
The coordinator of NYSC in Anambra, Kehinde Aremu, received the torch on behalf of the Director-General of the scheme, Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim.
The corps members also carried placards and wore shirts some of which read “NYSC Must Stay,” Don’t Scrap NYSC,” “NYSC for Nigerian Unity,” “Leave NYSC Out of Politics,” “NYSC is Our Heritage,” among others.
In his speech, Mr Aremu said that the Unity Parade was the first of its kind in the history of the scheme and was the brainchild of the corps members in camp.
The coordinator said that the NYSC stood solidly for one, united and egalitarian Nigeria because the people are better together under one nation.
“All that we say as youths is that Nigeria is ours. Nigeria we serve and better Nigeria we deserve.
“All that we are here for is to send the message that we have all that it takes to make Nigeria great,” he said.
One of the corps members Kolawale Oladapo said that the rally was to stage their solidarity for the unity of Nigeria.
Mr Oladapo said Nigerians had a lot to lose if the country disintegrated and called on all Nigerians to work towards its sustainability.
Another corps member, Maureen Onwuekwe, said that she looked up to serving Nigeria as a corps member even before she gained admission into the university, describing the scheme as a dream come true.
She added that the scheme remains the only opportunity for Nigerian youths to see the other side of the country and learn to live with them.
According to her, NYSC is a legacy that should be sustained, it should not be scrapped, because we stand to lose a lot as a divided nation.
(NAN)
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