FCT, Abuja – A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has been threatened by representatives of the scheme for making a video criticising the Bola Tinubu government.
Legit.ng reports that the lady via her TikTok account, @talktoraye, has called out the current administration over the purported inflation in the country.
NYSC allegedly threatens Lagos corps member
She had said:
“If a lot of Nigerians come out and start speaking about what we are going through, maybe changes will be made in the government.
“I don’t know if there is any other president that is as terrible as you, but you are such a terrible president.”
The emotional video went viral last week.
On Saturday, March 15, it emerged that the lady posted another video, tearful, and accusing NYSC officials of telephoning her to threaten her over the video deemed to be critical of the Tinubu government.
The new video can be seen below:
NYSC’s stance on criticising government?
In 2022, the then-director-general (DG) of the NYSC, Major-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, warned corps members against criticising government policies on social media.
Ibrahim gave the warning during the inauguration of the senior staff quarters at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Ikare-Akoko, Ondo on Wednesday, April 6, 2022.
Ibrahim said:
“Let me warn you against using social media to disparage government policies.
“Rather, you should allow all the lessons learnt in the course of the orientation programme to incorporate you into change vanguards and the youths of the new Nigeria, who will take the nation out of the myriads of challenges facing it.
“My dear patriotic children in the service to the fatherland, I want to urge you to give your best to the development of this country wherever you find yourselves and continue to work relentlessly towards achieving the unity and integration of Nigeria, which the NYSC was established to promote.”
Why NYSC delayed N77k new allawee
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the NYSC blamed funding for the delay in paying corps members the new N77,000 minimum wage.
NYSC spokesperson, Caroline Embu, stated this in response to a media inquiry.
