{"id":98694,"date":"2022-08-29T07:59:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T06:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=98694"},"modified":"2022-08-29T07:59:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T06:59:10","slug":"stay-away-from-partisan-politics-nysc-reads-riot-act-to-corps-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/stay-away-from-partisan-politics-nysc-reads-riot-act-to-corps-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay Away From Partisan Politics, NYSC Reads Riot Act To Corps Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) management has warned corps members against partisan interest, insisting that the scheme is apolitical.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This warning is coming after some posters on social media showed some ladies on NYSC uniform purportedly endorsing one of the political parties.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The management in a statement signed by the director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Eddy Megwa, said corps members are forbidden from showing partisan interest.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe attention of NYSC Management has been drawn to a campaign poster making the rounds in the social media, showing some ladies in NYSC uniform purporting to be Corps Members endorsing one of the political parties in the country.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe message encapsulated in the poster is antithetical to the policy of the Scheme which forbids Corps Members from showing partisan interest in politics.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIn addition, it is a direct assault on the integrity of the NYSC which is among the electoral umpires, and has been in collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission in the conduct of elections in Nigeria since 2008.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cManagement hereby restates that the Scheme remains apolitical, and neutral without any form of attachment to any political party. The stand of the scheme runs absolutely contrary to the message fraudulently conveyed by the poster,\u201d the statement reads in part.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It further reminded members of the public that Section 14 of the NYSC Act makes it an offence for any person who is not a Corps Member to wear the NYSC uniform. Such a person, if found guilty, is liable on conviction to six (6) months imprisonment and or a fine.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe general public is hereby advised to discountenance the information contained in the poster; while strongly admonishing Corps Members to abide by the policy of the Scheme that forbids them from showing partisan interest in politics,\u201d the statement warned.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) management has warned corps members against partisan interest, insisting that the scheme is apolitical. 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