Nigerians on social media have attacked the Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, for calling President Muhammadu Buhari to turn National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps into security training grounds and recruit “willing and able” graduates to join the military and the police.
Nigerians have urged Fayemi, who is also the Chairman of the Nigerian Governor’s Forum (NGF) to lead by example by bringing his children abroad to join the military.
Newsflash Nigeria had reported that Fayemi pointed out that one of the cheapest and fastest ways to handle this was to amend the law setting up the National Youth Service Corps.
Fayemi stated this on Tuesday in Ibadan while delivering the seventh lecture series to mark the 2021 annual birthday ceremony of Babatunde Oduyoye, the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Political Affairs.
According to him, if NYSC members are converted into soldiers, they could be deployed to fight against Boko Haram terrorists, bandits, separatists and so on.
He added that corps members, who cannot join the military services, can serve in their communities without pay.
“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.
“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,” he explained.
“Those who cannot join the military services can serve in their community without pay if we must still retain the NYSC for everyone.”
But reacting, some Nigerians on social media urged him to lead by example by bringing his children abroad to join the military.
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Here are some comments gathered on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by Newsflash Nigeria:
@Ayomide Tijesuni David Ephphatha, “My Question to Mr Fayemi, Your Excellency Sir, I strongly believe you have biological children, pls let them take the lead while the children of other senator and the governor’s embezzling the fund of the children of nobody follows”.
@Bashorungaa Abimbola, “How did these people even get to power? You will only succeed in wasting innocent souls. Imagine the security apparatus of our country has been overstretched beyond limits for issues that could be simply resolved by mere negotiations. If the government are really serious about security, they all know that the only solution is justice, equality and fairness to all”.
@Esiri Ernest “That means All your children that have serve previously from nysc will also be recruited so that they can face boko haram and banditry, you know how to keep your children in western countries, then make the children of the poor to suffer in Nigeria”.
@abeesoyeh, ”I just hope all your Children would also be among the troop to fight the bandits. Wicked souls after siphoning all the funds meant for the masses, your next agenda is to start your suicide mission.”
@opeyemibanzini, “When will these folks stop treating NYSC as the panacea to all Nigeria’s problems. Can’t they just leave these graduates to face real-world post-graduation uncertainty in peace!”
@Ademola Owolabi, “This is the only job meant for sons and daughters of poor people. What about the NNOC, CBN and other lucrative jobs. How many of your children have you instructed to join Nigeria police or Nigeria army”.
@Adebola Eunice Odusami Ayeni, “They will send their kids to Shell, NLNG, NNPC, NPA.but wants kids of other Nigerians to join the police and the military”.
@Èshó Olúwolé Sundày, “Can Feyemi send two of his children to the Police Force as well? Senators, Reps, ministers and head of government agencies should all send two of their respective children to the Police Force and the military. At least, they should show that they care about the security”.
@DopplerFilmz, ”Looking for people’s sons and daughters to kill in an avoidable war fuelled by Islamists expansionist agenda and corruption.”
@magnus_coker, ”Some suggestions to Gov. Fayemi of Ekiti State: 1. His children should be at the forefront of this security campaign. 2. He and other governors should reduce the number of DSS operatives, Police personnel, and Civil Defense personnel on their security detail.”
@O_basslet, ”APC is a curse. Fayemi wants the FG to recruit Corps Members as security personnel. Tinubu wants to recruit 50M youths into the army. Are you people okay?”
@SodiqTade, ”Osinbajo is their best choice in that party for the sake of the country if at all APC get to rig the 2023 election successfully. I can’t have Tinubu who believed in 50m battalion or Fayemi that believed Corp members should be used to beef up the country security.”
@George Sol’Manuel Zino, “Provided he will lead the way by bringing his children studying abroad home to serve and be recruited into his proposed NYSC combat unit. Nigeria with their lazy leaders, proposing lazy, lousy and unreasonable ideas, no amount of recruitment will serve the security need of this country until our security agencies become institutional and are free from the control of the govt in power. In the West, the police can investigate a seating President or Governor if there is a need to, but here the government push the police around, use them to hunt down political enemies and reduce them to their umbrella and their wives handbag bearers, not even state police creation will serve the purpose. Until we reevaluate our laws and remove excessive power from the individuals and empower the institutions, we are going no where”.
@holluwaphemmy88, Dear@kfayemi one of the qualities of a good leader is leading by example. Will you be kind enough to bring one of your children just one, not two to join in beefing up security?”
@dbassboi, ”After all the sufferings in school, when it’s now time for parents to reap their labour, they should lose their sons and daughters to the hand of Bokoharam and bandits. You have children also, Mr. Fayemi, Please recruit your children to fight them.”
@Dot_E_Fresh, ”Insane. Fayemi is better than this. Sensible people like him and Fashola seem to lose their marbles when they get near the levers of power.
@adresbello, ”This is pure madness. Why don’t you lead by example by bringing your kids to join this security training grounds.”
