NYSC boss in Kwara says N19,800 not enough for corps members

NYSC boss in Kwara says N19,800 not enough for corps members

- The Kwara state coordinator of the NYSC, Tosin Ikupolati, has advised corps members to avoid unnecessary trips during their service year

- Ikupolati said that this in most cases leads to the preventable death of corp members

- The coordinator also pointed out that employers of the corps members should be willing to cater to them since the N19,800 stipend they receive is not enough

Serving members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in Kwara state have been advised to avoid unnecessary travelling.

The admonition was given on Monday, November 25, by the state coordinator of the NYSC, Tosin Ikupolati, who also said that this most times leads to avoidable death of corps members.

Ikupolati said: “We have lost a lot of corps members through road accidents, while those who did not die lost parts of their bodies and became burdens to their parents.

“A lot of things happen when they travel, as they go without permission from the secretariat.”

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Moreover, the state coordinator called on employers of corps members to be considerate as the N19,800 stipend given to them by the federal government is not enough.

She said that despite the fact that corps members agree to serve their country in interior villages, their employers are not willing and ready to take care of them.

Ikupolati said: "...the employers are not ready to take good care of them. Some of them will say that the federal government has paid them.

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“How much is N19, 800. We all know how much we give our own children, so how can somebody believe that the N19, 800 stipend paid by the federal government is okay?"

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the management of the NYSC in a statement said prospective corps members of Batch C Stream II would be able to print out their call-up-letters later in the day on Monday, November 25.

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“This is to inform 2019 Batch 'C' Stream II Prospective Corps Members that they will be enabled to print their Call-up Letter later in the day. Signed Management,” the NYSC said in the statement.

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