Use NYSC members to fight Insecurity; let corps members who can’t fight work without pay — Fayemi tells Buhari

De Erudite News

14th October, 2021.

In a recent news update, Governor Kayode Fayemi has reportedly called on President Muhammadu Buhari to turn NYSC camps into security training grounds to recruit “willing and able” graduates to join the military and the police in order to help fight insecurity.

According to News Agency of Nigeria (NSN), Mr Fayemi had pointed out that one of the cheapest and fastest ways to achieve this is by amending the law establishing the National Youth Service Corps. Noting that if corps members are converted into soldiers, they could be deployed to fight against Boko Haram terrorists, bandits and other security threats.

He had said, “With this, we can use the existing orientation camps to train willing and able graduates to reflate the security personnel under a special arrangement that will be worked out,” the Ekiti governor said.

“That way, the fund that is currently deployed to the NYSC can be used with just some additional funding, which could be sourced through a national emergency fund for the next five to 10 years.

“Those who cannot join the military services can serve in their community without pay if we must still retain the NYSC for everyone.”

Source: News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)

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