THE POWER TO COMPULSORILY MOBILIZE CORPS MEMBERS FOR MILITARY SERVICE, FACT OR FICTION? BY: E. U. AKPANUKOH ESQ*.
One of my favorite lecturers in the faculty of law, university of Calabar, Calabar is credited with having said that Nigeria is a theatre of the absurd. So when news came that the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig. Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim had stated that Corps members are part of the national defense policy of Nigeria and can be mobilized for war if needed, read more about it here , Nigerians greeted it with memes, mockery and sheer disbelief. See the different reactions here. Trust Nigerians to lash out, and great was the lash out that a spokesperson of the NYSC has since made attempts at clearing the air, emphasizing that the director general never meant the statement the way Nigerans have perceived it. Details here. A simple google search will give you video results of that interview with Channels TV. Therefore, I’ll leave the issue of understanding what he said to your good judgement. For emphasis, what he said, how he said it or what he meant ...
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