Corps member faces intimidation from nysc for labeling Tinubu’s administration terrible

A serving female corps member in Lagos State has spoken out about a threat and intimidation she received from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) board. The threat came after she made a social media post expressing her dissatisfaction with the rising costs of commodities and general high cost of living in Nigeria.

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The corps member, who took to her social media to express her grievances on TikTok using the handle @talktoraye, was visibly emotional as she lamented the increasing cost of living in Nigeria. In her video, she described the Tinubu administration as “terrible” and accused the government of neglecting the economic hardship Nigerians have to deal with.

In the  video which has now circulated social media, the corps member stated that if Nigerians would be bold enough to air their minds about the difficulties in the country, things will change for better. The corps member went ahead to explain how the NYSC stipend is hardly enough to cover her bills.

In her words, “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 just want to say to our president, I don’t know if there is any other president that is as terrible as you, but you are such a terrible president.”

The corps member was moved to tears as she spoke

She said “So, I am coming from a supermarket where I went to get foodstuff, and everything has gone up again. It’s just like every single week, prices keep increasing. I want to know, what is the government doing about this increase? Is there going to be a particular time when prices will stop going up? Why am I going to get a crate of eggs and I’m told it costs N6,500? It doesn’t make any sense that eggs would cost that much. I literally remember when eggs cost N800. I am so overwhelmed because this is the first time I’ve stayed out of my family house.

“After I left the supermarket, I got home, and the security and NEPA bills have skyrocketed, doubling in price. It is insane. I can’t keep up with these bills. Every single penny I make, I am using it to pay bills. The crazy thing is, you want to go out with your friend, and Uber is N25,000. Why are things so expensive?

“To make it worse, Lagos stinks. Everywhere smells. What is the government doing about the smell? Being an NYSC Corper, there is nothing so beneficial about this scheme. The money I spend on transportation is much more than the allowance the federal government pays us. We should start calling out the government. For example, Tinubu, you are a terrible person. What are you doing to help our economy?” she stressed.

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Barely 24 hours after putting up the video calling President Tinubu “terrible,” the corps member posted another video revealing how she received calls from an NYSC official.

The video clip records the official’s voice questioning the corps member, “Are you normal?” The official then continued, “Keep quiet and bring down the video you posted.” According to the corps member, she has been receiving calls from different NYSC officials intimidating her into refusing to speak up and others asking to stop insulting the government and pull down the video.

Efforts to reach the acting spokesperson for the NYSC, Caroline Embu, were unsuccessful, as she did not answer calls at the time of reporting.

Watch the video here https://x.com/OneJoblessBoy/status/1900882725231304786?t=fw23_L8deD_e1pBreITmow&s=19