Insecurity Eroding NYSC Objective, As Olubadan Tells FG To Fight Scourge

THE Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Sen. Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade ll, on Friday, lamented how insecurity is eroding the age- long and laudable objective of the National Youth Service Corps ( NYSC) scheme.

Oba Balogun said the scheme is under a serious threat as a result of the seemingly intractable problem of insecurity pervading the land.

The monarch stated this while hosting the management team of the NYSC in Oyo State led by the State Coordinator, Mrs. Grace Ogbuogebe at his Alarere residence.

Against this backdrop, Oba Balogun called on the Federal Government to put more efforts in the fight against insecurity, noting that, “the level of insecurity is fastly eroding the noble idea and objective of the founding fathers of the scheme that remains one of the best attempts to unify the country.

“Today, an average parent would not want his or her child to go far away from the home state in the name of national service because of the fear of unknown which was unheard of in the years past. The gains of the NYSC scheme are too precious to be discarded on the altar of insecurity”, Olubadan added.