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Management of National Youth Service
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Corps under the leadership of Brigadier
0:49
General Olkunlay Nafu has given reasons
0:52
why a serving Nigeria Youth Corps member
0:54
Ashier Rita Auimay was denied NYSC
0:58
discharge certificate that could have
0:59
enabled her exit the one-year mandatory
1:02
program after she completed the one-year
1:04
paramilitary service to her nation as a
1:06
new graduate. And according to a
1:09
statement posted and made available by
1:11
NYSC on Sunday with no name of the
1:14
authority responsible for the press
1:16
statement written or mentioned in the
1:18
statement, the NYSC said core member
1:21
Rita Aguayi's discharge certificate was
1:24
withheld and her service year extended
1:26
by 2 months following her alleged
1:29
absence or failure to attend the April
1:31
2025 NYSC biometrics clearance at Etiosa
1:36
local government area secretariat. And
1:39
the month stated by NYC was barely few
1:42
days after the core member had cried out
1:44
loud in the month of March 2025 over the
1:48
apparent increasing high rates of hunger
1:50
as a result of rising costs of living in
1:53
Nigeria. And as such she described the
1:56
president Boler Ahmed Tonubu as a
1:58
terrible president in a swift reaction
2:00
to the reason given by NYSC Rita
2:03
Aguumea's lawyer barristister Anibbe
2:06
Fyang while answering questions from
2:08
channels television program presenters
2:11
on Monday morning said the statement
2:13
issued by the management of the national
2:15
youth service corps NYC on its decision
2:18
to extend the service period and
2:20
withhold the certificate of national
2:22
service of core members. Bashier Rita
2:24
Aguumay alias Ray does not represent the
2:27
truth of the matter saying on April 7th
2:31
2025 Rita was physically present at the
2:34
local government secretariat for the
2:36
headcount and clearance but the NYSC
2:38
official at the local government level
2:40
deliberately refused to attend to her
2:43
even after 6 hours waiting during which
2:46
she was asked to go back and queued up
2:48
on the line repeatedly. The NYC official
2:51
still refused to attend to her and
2:53
thereafter on April 11th, 2025, the core
2:56
member went to meet the NYSC official
2:59
and begged her to allow her perform her
3:01
April 2025 biometrics clearance. The
3:05
NYSC female official refused and asked
3:08
the core member to leave. This Amnesty
3:11
International said the National Youth
3:13
Service Corp. NYSC must resend its
3:16
decision. the Amnesty International
3:18
described as arbitrary and outrageous,
3:20
saying NYC allegedly used bureaucratic
3:24
tricks to extend the core member
3:26
national service year over the
3:27
government's unacceptable intolerance of
3:30
dissenting voices with former Nigeria
3:32
Vice President Atiku Abu Bakr describing
3:35
the NYC action as impunity and as such
3:39
cautioned the government against
3:40
subjecting everything to politics. And
3:42
on Monday morning, the former governor
3:44
of an amber state, Peter Obi, issued a
3:47
statement and said, "In our country
3:49
today, hunger and poverty are not just
3:51
distant statistics. They are the harsh
3:54
reality that millions of our people face
3:56
daily." Recently the United Nations
3:58
stated that about 34 million Nigerians
4:01
will face acute food insecurity and
4:04
about 63% of our population which is
4:07
about 133 million people now live in
4:11
multi-dimensional poverty. Inflation
4:13
even with the suppressed statistics is
4:15
nearly 30%. While unemployment and
4:18
economic mismanagement have nearly wiped
4:20
out our once vibrant middle class.
4:23
Families who once lived stable lives are
4:25
now slipping into poverty. Omi Saware,
4:28
the founder of Sahare Reporters News
4:30
Media said he was ready to stand beside
4:33
the core member and escort her to
4:35
collect her NYSC discharge certificate
4:38
last week, but the government of
4:40
President Bola Ahmed Tonubu prevented
4:42
him by thus unlawfully detaining him at
4:44
the police station. In quotes, Sare
4:48
said, "It is with deep sadness and
4:50
renewed outrage that I address the
4:51
ongoing injustice against Rita Aguumay
4:54
Ray. Nigeria's National Youth Service
4:58
Corps, NYSC, has seized her discharge
5:01
certificate because she criticized the
5:03
Tonubu regime over economic hardships. I
5:06
was fully prepared to stand beside her
5:08
to help her receive her NYC discharge
5:11
certificate." However, the criminal
5:14
Asawaju Bola Ahmed Tanubu regime
5:17
unlawfully detained me in Abuja this
5:19
past week. This regime thrives on
5:21
intimidation, repression, and silencing
5:24
the youth. We have promised to fight for
5:27
her justice, and that promise remains
5:29
unbroken. We will not stop until we
5:32
achieve victory, not just for Ray, but
5:34
for every Nigerian denied their rights
5:36
by an oppressive system. We must not
5:39
forget that Ray's courage and
5:41
uncompromising stance compelled the
5:43
authorities to increase the monthly
5:45
allowance for her colleagues to 77,000
5:47
naira. This significant improvement was
5:50
won through her sacrifice and it is an
5:53
injustice of the highest order that she
5:55
continues to be denied what is
5:56
rightfully hers upon completion of her
5:59
service year. We will not abandon her.
6:02
Her fight is our fight. The struggle
6:04
continues until we win. We reject the
6:07
NYSC's furious position in its entirety.
6:11
Youth Corps member Ashier Rita Guuay
6:13
Ray's case could not and should not be
6:15
dismissed as a mere biometric clearance
6:18
issue. This was not about paperwork.
6:22
This was punishment in retaliation for
6:24
her public criticism of Asawaju Bola
6:26
Ahmed Tonubu's disastrous economic
6:28
policies. Silencing disscent is not
6:31
service to the nation. It is a service
6:34
to tyranny. We stand with Ray. We will
6:37
continue to fight against NYSC until the
6:40
injustice is corrected. Revolutiono NYC
6:44
in the press release had said that the
6:46
NYSC management wishes to clarify
6:49
misleading information circulating on
6:51
social media regarding core member
6:53
Ashier Rita Auimay state code number 24B
7:00
Contrary to false claims that she was
7:02
denied a certificate of national service
7:05
CNS due to critical remarks about the
7:08
government, this assertion is entirely
7:10
unfounded and false in its entirety.
7:13
Rita is among the 131 core members whose
7:17
certificates of national service CNS
7:20
were withheld for valid disciplinary
7:22
reasons. Specifically, Rita's service
7:25
year has been extended by 2 months for
7:27
failing to attend the April 2025
7:30
biometrics clearance, a decision that
7:32
aligns with the NYSC bylaws. It is
7:36
important to note that this extension is
7:38
a standard procedure and not unique to
7:40
her case and the principle of equal
7:42
treatment was only applied in this case.
7:45
The NYSC management thus urges the
7:48
public to approach this matter with
7:49
understanding as extending service for
7:52
non-compliance is a long-standing
7:54
tradition within the NYSC and should not
7:56
be politicized. The NYC scheme remains
8:00
committed to discharging its mandate in
8:03
line with the dictates of the
8:06
Nigeria is ours. Nigeria we serve.
8:09
Former Nigeria Vice President Atiku Abu
8:12
Bakr said, "What manner of impunity is
8:15
this? Everything should not be subjected
8:18
to politics. I hope that Asherita
8:20
Aguumea's NYC discharge certificate is
8:24
not being withheld because she had the
8:26
courage to complain about the economic
8:28
hardship under the President Bola Tonubu
8:30
led administration. It is unacceptable
8:33
that the young lady who had served her
8:35
country without queries should not have
8:37
received her National Youth Service
8:39
Corps certificate one year after passing
8:41
out. The appropriate authorities should
8:44
take urgent steps to ensure that she
8:46
gets her discharge certificate. Amnesty
8:49
International in a press release said
8:51
the National Youth Service Corps NYC
8:55
must resend its arbitrary and outrageous
8:57
decision to deny Rita Rashier, widely
9:00
known as Ray, her NYSC discharge
9:02
certificate upon completion of a year of
9:05
national service. using bureaucratic
9:08
tricks to extend her national service
9:10
shows unacceptable intolerance of
9:12
dissenting voices. The flagrant decision
9:15
to withhold her certificate may not be
9:17
unconnected with her comments on social
9:19
media on the widespread economic
9:22
hardship as a result of President Bola
9:24
Tonubu's economic policies. It is
9:27
perfectly within her right to express
9:29
discontent peacefully. Instead of
9:31
punishing her by withholding her NYC
9:34
certificate for her opinions on rampant
9:36
inflation, the authorities should
9:38
prioritize addressing the country's
9:40
escalating economic wos. The Nigerian
9:43
authorities must stop responding with
9:45
abuse of power and intimidation to
9:47
individuals and groups who express
9:49
dissenting opinions in utter disregard
9:52
for the Nigerian constitution and
9:54
international law. Holding and voicing
9:57
dissenting views is not a crime. In
9:59
March, Rita Rashier faced threat to life
10:02
and violence for her viral Tik Tok video
10:04
criticizing President Bola Tonubu's
10:07
government over unprecedented economic
10:09
hardship that plunged millions of people
10:11
into abject poverty. Since May 2023,
10:15
series of economic policies introduced
10:17
by Nigerian government have been
10:19
undermining the ability of people on low
10:22
incomes to secure their right to
10:23
adequate standard of living.
10:26
Millions of people in Nigeria are
10:28
increasingly unable to meet the costs of
10:30
education, food, and healthcare. No one
10:33
should be punished for expressing
10:35
dissenting opinions. Authorities have
10:37
obligation to uphold and respect the
10:39
right to freedom of expression without
10:43
Former governor of Anra state Peter Obi
10:46
in a detailed statement on Monday said,
10:49
"In our country today, hunger and
10:51
poverty are not just distant statistics.
10:54
They are the harsh reality that millions
10:55
of our people face daily. Recently, the
10:59
United Nations stated that about 34
11:01
million Nigerians will face acute food
11:04
insecurity and about 63% of our
11:07
population, which is about 133 million
11:10
people, now live in multi-dimensional
11:13
poverty. Inflation, even with the
11:15
suppressed statistics, is nearly 30%.
11:18
While unemployment and economic
11:20
mismanagement have nearly wiped out our
11:22
once vibrant middle class, families who
11:25
once lived stable lives are now slipping
11:27
into poverty. But this is not just
11:29
ordinary. It is as a result of
11:31
incompetent leadership without capacity
11:33
and compassion, who are not interested
11:35
in putting the Nigerian people first in
11:38
their actions. Other nations have faced
11:41
similar challenges and turned their
11:42
fortunes around through disciplined
11:44
leadership, sound economic policies, and
11:47
a total commitment from the leaders to
11:49
invest in human development and pulling
11:51
their people out of poverty. A recent
11:54
example is what is happening in
11:56
Argentina. In Argentina, over 52% of its
12:00
population lived in poverty by early
12:02
2024, according to the World Bank, with
12:05
millions of Argentines unable to meet
12:07
basic needs. Inflation was above 200%
12:11
and economic confidence had collapsed.
12:14
Yet within 2 years, through decisive
12:17
action to cut waste in governance and
12:19
prioritize economic stability, the newly
12:22
inaugurated president was able to cut
12:24
down the poverty rate to 38.1%
12:27
from 52% in just 2 years. And extreme
12:30
poverty fell to 8.2% with inflation just
12:34
around 2 to 3% monthly. As of 2025, the
12:39
urban poverty had declined to 31.6%
12:42
lifting millions of people out of
12:44
poverty. Investor confidence grew and
12:47
the economy began to grow. The people
12:50
now see real improvements in the daily
12:52
lives. Both Argentina and the current
12:54
Nigerian leadership assumed office in
12:57
the same year. And this proves what I
12:59
have always stated that 2 years may not
13:02
be enough to change a nation with a 100%
13:04
turnaround. But it is more than enough
13:06
to kickstart the transformation journey
13:09
that will change the fortune of our dear
13:11
country. With the people witnessing real
13:13
and genuine change, but only if the
13:15
leadership is honest, focused and
13:17
committed to the people. Nigeria can
13:20
work. We can reduce hunger and restore
13:24
dignity to Nigerians. But this will not
13:26
happen while corruption and criminality
13:28
dominate our governance. Our nation
13:31
requires leaders who will put the people
13:33
first, manage resources prudently, and
13:36
stand firm in rejecting corrupt
13:38
practices. Nigeria will work but only if
13:41
we as leaders commit to tackling
13:44
corruption, cutting the cost of
13:46
governance and focusing on critical
13:48
areas of development like education,
13:50
healthcare and lifting the people out of
13:53
poverty just as other nations have done
13:55
with remarkable results. A new Nigeria
13:58
is possible. We have reported that after
14:01
the Nigeria Bafra civil war, the
14:03
National Youth Service Corps NYC was
14:06
established on May 22nd, 1973 to give
14:10
the youths the opportunity to leave
14:12
their parents and stay alone to
14:14
contribute to the betterment of the West
14:16
Africa country Nigeria. Interestingly, a
14:20
few days ago, one of the serving corpus,
14:23
Ashier Rita Aguamay, went to the market
14:25
in Lagos State to buy food stuffs. But
14:27
she was shocked that the prices of food
14:29
stuffs in the month of March have again
14:32
increased far more than they were
14:33
previous months. Apparently faced with
14:36
the heat of passion, Auimay took to
14:38
social media to call on the youths to
14:40
unite and defend the country from total
14:42
economy collapse, saying it was her
14:45
first time to leave her parents and
14:47
start paying domestic bills alone,
14:49
adding that the money she spends on
14:51
transport is more than the monthly
14:53
salary NYC is paying her, begging the
14:57
youths to stage a 30 days non-stop
14:59
challenge protest to make the country
15:01
president. Bola Ahmed Tonubu she
15:04
described as a terrible person to be
15:06
alive to his political and institutional
15:09
responsibilities of making cost of
15:11
living reasonably okay for people to
15:13
afford stressing that some Nigerians are
15:16
pretending to still be rich whereas the
15:18
bad economy has pushed them into
15:20
poverty. This Reno omocry former
15:23
presidential spokesperson who have been
15:25
living abroad since 2014 reacted and
15:28
said that there is no country in the
15:31
world where a paramilitary official like
15:32
the corper is permitted to criticize the
15:36
She didn't participate in
15:38
Thank you for having me. I I I think
15:40
this is um a matter that Nigerians who
15:44
have followed this case since March when
15:47
he started uh closely would be able to
15:51
make reasonable deductions.
15:53
Now let me start by saying that the
15:57
statement issued by the management of
15:58
the national youth savings corps
16:03
is quite unfortunate.
16:05
It betrays the very ideal behind the
16:08
establishment of the NYC.
16:11
In their statement, they claim that
16:19
is being punished and penalized
16:22
in compliance with the bylaws of the
16:27
and that her service period has been
16:28
extended for 2 months
16:32
and her certificate of national service
16:34
withheld. I did not get the certificate
16:37
She missed or was absent from
16:40
the biometric clearance for the month of
16:45
But the truth of the matter to go home
16:47
and then I was looking like a mess. I
16:49
didn't talk to anyone.
16:54
I just feel like I need to let
16:56
present herself for clearance in the
16:58
month of April, specifically on the 7th
17:01
And I feel like I was played big time.
17:02
You know when people think like
17:04
she also attended the CDS
17:06
and that's the kind of
17:07
which took place on the same date but I
17:11
because if you are saying that
17:14
a CO member did not undergo clearance
17:17
for a particular month would want to
17:20
know what was that reason for missing a
17:26
I literally went there anything in that
17:29
and the simple reason is because what
17:31
the has said publicly is completely
17:34
I love myself at home and
17:35
this lady presented herself before I LG
17:39
the local government inspector.
17:41
I just feel like I need to let some
17:42
steam off my body so I know
17:44
of a local government one Mrs. Veronica
17:48
and I feel like I was played big time.
17:50
This is the same woman who
17:52
not only ignored her.
17:53
That's the kind of emotions that
17:55
initially she claimed, "Oh, go and join
17:57
the queue. Go to the back."
17:59
She she complied. Of course, it got to
18:02
her turn again. She will send her to the
18:03
back again. And to be very honest, if
18:06
This lady spent 6 hours. Ry spent 6
18:11
hoping, pleading, begging, almost
18:14
prostrating to be cleared.
18:18
She refused to clear and guess what she
18:20
sees that clearance letter because if
18:22
you're saying someone has not been
18:23
cleared, for you to be clear as they
18:25
coming back. I also almost many of us
18:27
went through this scheme. For you to be
18:29
cleared, you must have a clearance
18:31
letter from your PPA
18:34
without which even the NYC cannot clear
18:36
you. That is even if you show up. I have
18:38
co members who are serving in our firm
18:40
and every month I have to sign their
18:42
clearance to say that look these
18:44
individuals have worked they have
18:46
reported at their PPA for the month
18:48
under reference please attend to them
18:51
that is what happened she went there
18:53
with a clearance letter from her place
18:55
of primary assignment
18:59
Mrs. Veronica collected the clearance
19:04
and then pretended as if she did not
19:06
want to attend to that time as I said
19:08
when she kept pleading. The woman now
19:11
started verbally attacking her.
19:18
She then told her she was not going to
19:20
I did not get my NYC.
19:22
Ask her to get out when you serving this
19:24
that she will not attend to her. And
19:26
said look madame bed please get out.
19:28
Assuming I have done anything
19:30
speaking for you. I had to go
19:31
by the NYC bylaws which is correct. I am
19:34
supposed to face the court disciplinary
19:37
to the gym. It's been a long time I went
19:39
to the gym and I just
19:39
that infurated the woman the more that
19:43
to even make a suggestion.
19:45
about what the bylaw says I ordered her
19:48
You know when people think like oh
19:49
what was she supposed to do after 6
19:52
this is after she has se clearance
19:54
so much anger but I just
19:55
she sent her away. I'm trying to book
19:57
on the 11th of April. Then I look back
20:00
Ry went back to meet Veronica's office
20:03
and to be very honest if not for my
20:05
this is few days after the date for CD
20:08
beg her pleaded with her please
20:11
claim me for the month of April
20:13
people or should I say people
20:14
she said no I don't have problem with
20:16
you okay but nothing can be done now we
20:19
have finished monthly clearance
20:20
looking like a mess I didn't talk to
20:22
this is 11th of April
20:23
did she bring all this to your notice at
20:27
I'm a lawyer I'm private to these things
20:31
I'm privy to these things I'm telling
20:32
as far back as April.
20:34
Of course. And let me make it clear to
