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Why NYSC should be scrapped— Kate Henshaw
By Orukpe Rebecca.
Nigerian actress, Kate Henshaw has called for the annual National Youths Service Corps program to be shut down for the inability to protect the corps members.
The veteran urged the Federal Government to scrap the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme given the increasing level of insecurity.
Reacting via Twitter on Wednesday, Henshaw said since the security of Corps members was no longer guaranteed, the scheme should be scrapped. She urged the government to “stop putting the lives of young people at risk with moribund ideas.”
This comes after eight of the victims journeying in an Akwa Ibom Transport Company (AKTC) bus from Uyo, going to Zamfara state for their one-year national service when the incident happened.
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Three of the corps members are said to have escaped the clutches of the kidnappers.
Following news of the abduction of eight corps members in Zamfara State, she took to her Twitter to express her dissatisfaction with the program.
According to her, the integrity of the program has been compromised and is no longer a memorable experience as it was in her day. Henshaw noted that travelling is no longer safe for the corps members, and therefore should be scrapped.
Kate Henshaw recounted her experience traveling to her state of deployment by road and air, emphasising how safe it was during her day.
She claimed that the program has consistently put the lives of graduates at risk and ought to be canceled.
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She wrote, “When I served in the North, it was a very memorable experience. Travelling from Bauchi by road to the airport was safe & then flying to Lagos just with my NYSC ID card, which also got me rebate on my ticket.
“It’s time to scrap this idea since corpers can’t travel within this country without let or hindrance! Stop putting the lives of young people at risk with moribund ideas. Security is a priority & needs to be sorted totally, not technically.”
Eddy Megwa, the Director of Press at the NYSC Headquarters, said that the abducted graduates were travelling at night to their designated camp when they were kidnapped by gunmen. Kate Henshaw still stands on her belief that the program should be scrapped.