Hunger Protest: NYSC opens up on corps members' fate

• The NYSC has warned corps members against taking part in the planned nationwide protest scheduled for August 1 to 10
• Yetunde Baderinwa, the Lagos coordinator of the service, said any corps member caught participating in the protest will be dealt with according to the laid down rules of the NYSC
• According to Baderinwa, the NYSC scheme is designed to unite Nigerians and members participating in the protest will be going against the mission of the NYSC

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has issued a warning to corps members not to participate in the planned nationwide anti-inflation protest.

The protest, themed "End Bad Governance in Nigeria", is scheduled to take place from August 1 to 10.

NYSC banned corps members from taking part in hunger protest, gives reason Photo Credit: @officialnyscng
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Hunger protest: Why NYSC members can't participate

Yetunde Baderinwa, the NYSC Lagos coordinator, noted that corps members must promote national unity and adhere to the policy prohibiting participation in protests.

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She added that the policy is mandatory, and corps members found violating it will face serious disciplinary actions according to NYSC regulations.

The NYSC aims to promote national unity, and participating in protests goes against this mission.

Corps members are reminded to foster harmony and cohesion within the country and to refrain from participating in protests, either physically or online, as this is against NYSC policy.

The NYSC emphasizes that engaging in such activities contradicts its mission to propagate national unity.

Why presidency speak against hunger protest

The presidency and government institutions, including the police and other security agencies, have warned against the protest, adding that it has the tendency to be hijacked and resulting in chaos and violence.

President Bola Tinubu has cited the Department of State Service (DSS) report on the plot to make the protest a replica of the recent anti-government protests in Kenya, adding that no government would watch its state turn into anarchy.

The president has been accused of being scared of protest, a tool he used during the military era, but he had said his protest was not a violent type and lives and properties were not destroyed.

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