The National Youth Service Corps is the clarion call of the Nation Nigeria on its young people. Such call ought to be a worthy cause but unfortunately, it is a sham!! Corruption has its abode in the NYSC administration. For instance, we were told at the Camp that we have a National Health insurance from the Federal Government. One expects that such National Health Protection should cover all the risk involved in the NYSC camp but such is not the case. A friend of mine, Ola, took ill & was referred to a University teaching Hospital from the camp clinic. After her discharge from the hospital, she was held hostage for being unable to pay her medical bills of #14,500. She called the Camp clinic only for her to be told to pay the bills with her first Allowee. I was mad when I heard this. I immediately reached the camp director but I was told to hold my peace & mind my business because States are not given the money for the National insurance. I was told that what states do is to organize condolence visit to the home of any deceased corp member. At that point in time, I lost faith im humanity. I was admitted at the Camp clinic for a minor injury but the drugs I was administered with was brought from Lagos by my uncle.
The Federal Government has been promising to Pay Corps members #48,000, but till date, we are being paid #19,800. The staffs especially the Senior staffs of NYSC are being paid peanuts...so tell me why they won't be corrupt. If we want to fight Corruption as a Nation, I advise that we start from NYSC. But please, all the offficials of NYSC especially the Directors should be handsomely paid. Don't owe them their salary. Increase our allowee. I pray the incoming Government increases our minimum wage & Consequently our NYSC Allawee.
Victor Nnamdi Eze
Law Corp Member
Ministry of Justice
Ogun State
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