A serving corps member in Lagos state has raised an alarm after allegedly receiving threatening messages from her superiors.
This came after she shared a video on social media calling out the Tinubu-led government over the rising cost of living.
In the widely circulated video shared on her Tiktok via @talktoraye, the corp member expressed frustration over the deteriorating economic conditions in Nigeria and how it is affecting her as a corper.
She further explained how the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme has been less beneficial to her, having had to spend more than the allowance she receives.
“If a lot of Nigerians come out and start speaking about what we are going through, maybe changes will be made in the government. I just want to say to our president, I don’t know if there is any other president that is as terrible as you, but you are such a terrible president.
“So, I am coming from a supermarket where I went to get foodstuff, and everything has gone up again. It’s just like every single week, prices keep increasing. I want to know, what is the government doing about this increase? Is there going to be a particular time when prices will stop going up? Why am I going to get a crate of eggs and I’m told it costs N6,500? It doesn’t make any sense that eggs would cost that much. I literally remember when eggs cost N800. I am so overwhelmed because this is the first time I’ve stayed out of my family house.
After I left the supermarket, I got home, and the security and NEPA bills have skyrocketed, doubling in price. It is insane. I can’t keep up with these bills. Every single penny I make, I am using it to pay bills. The crazy thing is, you want to go out with your friend, and Uber is N25,000. Why are things so expensive?
To make it worse, Lagos stinks. Everywhere smells. What is the government doing about the smell? Being an NYSC Corper, there is nothing so beneficial about this scheme. The money I spend on transportation is much more than the allowance the federal government pays us. We should start calling out the government.”
Hours later, she shared another video claiming she has been receiving threatening messages, allegedly from NYSC officials.She shared a purported phone conversation she had with an NYSC official who berated her for publicly condemning the government.
In the video, the purported NYSC official could be heard saying, “Are you normal? Keep quiet and bring down the video you posted.”
