By Adesina Soyooye
Outrage has greeted the news that the Leadership of the National Youth Service Corp has punished a Youth Corp Member who cried out over the difficulties she was going through in order to survive the high cost of living.
Recall that the Youth Corper, Miss Rita Ushie, entered national consciousness when, in a viral video, she complained about the economic hardship and called President Bola Tinubu a “Terrible President” Her action triggered same complaints from other youths.
The move by the NYSC leadership to harass Miss Ushie for her “impudence” was halted when Civil Society Groups and not a few Lawyers backed her and dared NYSC. High profile Nigerians, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and two-term Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, also weighed in and condemned what they saw as a suppression of one’s opinion.
Just when everybody thought it was over; the NYSC has hit.
A month to the passing out ceremony, the Miss Ushie has been slammed with a two-month extention to her service year.
A Tuesday report by SaharaReporters revealed that a disciplinary panel at the Iyana Ipaja NYSC orientation camp in Lagos summoned her on June 18 where she was informed that her service year had been extended by two months.
Not a few Nigerians are asking why, and are preparing to challenge the unacceptable extension.
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