Sowore Slams Edo Nysc for the Extension

The state’s NYSC coordinator, Mrs. Frances Ben-Ashie, extended the period of more than 30 corps members without pay. Human rights activist Omooyele Sowore criticized the National Youth Service Corps (Nysc) in the EDO state for punishing members of the corps with a 90-day service extension after protesting the non-payment of their grants. The state’s NYSC coordinator, Mrs. Frances Ben-Ashie, extended the period of more than 30 corps members without pay. The individuals involved, who would complete their compulsory annual service on March 17, 2025, gave a ‘notice of the expansion of the service’ rather than their official dismissal certificates. The controversy stems from Corps members who use a WhatsApp group to express frustration, while their N77,000 allowance payment was delayed. Rather than addressing their grievances, the NYSC leadership in the Edo state took disciplinary steps, which effectively punished them for expressing them. Sowore, in a post on his X handle, condemned the decision and called it unacceptable and promised that it would not stand. His intervention contributes to increasing concerns about how the NYSC handles the welfare and division of Corps members. “It is unacceptable and will not stand! @Officialnyscng.” Edo State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (Nysc), Mrs. Frances Ben-Athie, extended the year of service of more than 30 Corps members by 90 days without pay, Saharara Porters heard. “The members of the Corps members, who completed their compulsory annual service on March 17, 2025, received a” notice of the expansion of service “instead of their NYSC dismissal certificates.” “Reports indicate that the expansion serves as a fine for their complaints about the non-payment of their N77,000 allowance, which they shared in a WhatsApp group,” Sovore added. It is unacceptable and will not stand! @OfficialNyscng Breaking: Edo Nysc Punish Corps Members with 90 days expansion for protest against unpaid N77,000 grant in WhatsApp Group Edo State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (Nysc), Mrs. Frances Ben-Sister, has …- Omoyele Sowore (@yelesowore) April 2, 2025