CNPP Accuses NYSC Of Extortion, Urges Students To Protest The N4,000 Charge

The Chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) in Bayelsa State, Lucky Akpeli, today said the N4,000 charged prospective corps members by the authorities of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to obtain call-up letters is "outright extortion."

NYSC Akpeli said the collection of money from hapless Nigerian graduates to serve their father land was uncalled for, and called on the NYSC to reverse the decision as it was unpopular and inimical to the well-being of the country. "Any Federal Government agency that collects N4,000 from Nigerian youth to serve their father land is unpatriotic," he said. "The Federal Government should as a matter of fact reverse the decision."
He said no agency of the Federal Government, including the NYSC, should take advantage of citizens, and said he would not be surprised if Nigerian students took to the streets to resist the decision.
"It is likely that Nigerian students will resist it," he furthered. "In fact, I am calling on Nigerian students to stand up against this kind of decision."