The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has extended, by two months, the service year of Ms Rita Ushie, a youth corps member popularly known as Raye on Instagram, who trended in April for complaining over the hardship faced by Nigerians due to the policies of President Bola Tinubu.
Ms Rita had posted a video complaining of hardship and how officials of the NYSC called, threatening her to take down the Instagram post.
She was invited by the Corps to appear before a disciplinary committee drawing condemnations from right groups and Nigerians.
However, staff of the Scheme failed to show up after she was accompanied by Nigerians including rights activist, Omoyele Sowore. The matter simmered for a while.
However, with one month left for her to complete the scheme, she was invited last week Wednesday, June 18th to face a disciplinary committee at the orientation camp at Iyana Ipaja, Lagos State.
The Scheme failed to hear her matter and asked her to return this week where she was eventually handed the sentence, explains Jonathan Ugbal, the South South Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement who has been in touch with her family.
“Upon her arrival at Iyana Ipaja last Wednesday without any formal letter, she was met by the Local Government Instructor who spoke to her and asked her to return this week despite the scarce resources she burned to get there.”
“She went there eventually, and she faced them, apologizing to the staff who felt hurt due to the backlash they received from the public.
“However, her mother called me moments ago to inform me that she called crying over the phone that her service year has been extended by two months. I have reached out to her, but she is not in a good frame of mind to speak,” Mr. Jonathan said.
