NYSC Gives Reason Why Two Female Christians Corps Members Were Sent Packing In Ebonyi
By Joyce Aroh Abakaliki
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Monday gave reasons why Two female Corps Members names Okafor Love Obianuju with registration number EB/19C/0523 and Odji Oritsetsolaye (EB/19C/0530) 2019 Batch C Stream 1 who were currently undergoing three weeks orientation course exercise were dismissed in Ebonyi State
They were said to have worn skirt against the usual trousers given to them by the NYSC.
Efforts to make them change and wear the approved kits proved abortive forcing the NYSC to de-kit and decamp them.
The State Coordinator, Mrs Ann Ibe who told reporters in Abakaliki that the NYSC followed due process in de-kiting the Corps Members.
According to her, the Corps Members were queried for flouting Schedule 1 Article 3 (b) (ix) of the NYSC Bye-Laws 1993.
The article she cited according to investigation deals with the code of conduct of Corps Members especially as it has to do with the mode of dressing.
A copy of the bye-laws obtained by our reporter clearly states in Schedule 1 Article 3 that ‘every member shall observe the following code of conduct during the period for which the code relates.
It further goes on to state in (b) (ix) that during the orientation, every member shall wear the various uniform provided for activities.
She further said that the bye-laws also stipulated punishment for offenders in schedule 2 article 1(I) (a).
The said schedule 2 article (I) (a) states that ‘failure to wear the uniform provided for any particular activity, the Corps Member should be informed to go and wear the uniform, failing which he will be decamped’.
Mrs Ibe said the Corps members were de-kited in line with the recommendations of the NYSC Camp Court.
The Court, she noted is the NYSC Disciplinary Committee which handles cases arising in camp.
“The Court considered their cases and gave the opportunity to defend themselves for not being properly kitted in line with service regulations which includes undertaking to keep to the rules and regulations of the scheme”.
“They were properly defended by a Corps Lawyer and at the end, the Court found them guilty and recommended they be decamped and de-kitted”, she said.
She added that the court recommendations were submitted to the camp Management and the Camp Director was directed to de-kit the Corps Members.
Meanwhile, the two corp members were de-kitted in the presence of security agents, who escorted them to the gate as they left the camp.
