As the economic crunch bites harder, many state governments have suspended the payment of monthly allowances to members of the National Youth Service Corps.
According to the Punch, some states actually stopped paying these allowances more than a year ago. Kwara State, for instance, stopped paying corps members over two years ago.
Before now, the states paid corps members posted to their domains a stipend to augment the N19,800 allowance paid by the Federal Government. “We have not been paid a dime since November last year. What we were told at the beginning was that the government would pay us after the end of our service year, but we later learnt that the promise was just fake,” said Mayowa, a corps member.
Corps members in Bauchi State have resorted to organising extra-mural classes for primary and secondary school pupils to augment their allowance as the state government have stopped paying them. “No explanation has been given as to why we have not been paid our allowances. We have not been paid for January. We don’t know what is happening; all the state government just told us is that we should bear with it.”
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Posted: at 6-02-2016 07:51 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
concentrate at 6-02-2016 09:20 AM (8 years ago) (m)
the 5k monthly allowance they promisf they have not payed it and now they have stopped paying corp members. this apc is a one chance government. Now that this baba have run away i hope osinbanjo can address this ugly trend.
Posted: at 6-02-2016 09:20 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Wicked governors,how much is 5k,can you give your children 5k as pocket money @ the end of every month?all this rogues time will come when nigerians will no longer take rubbish from you idiots.
Posted: at 6-02-2016 01:29 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
zezprincess at 6-02-2016 04:35 PM (8 years ago) (f)
I know it will happen since the 5k wey dem agree to pay unemployed graduate,they no fit pay,so corpers make una dey organise lessons for una pupils,dey collect small small money from dem,de use for una chop money and transport.
Posted: at 6-02-2016 04:35 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
it will happen since the 5k wey dem agree to pay unemployed graduate,they no fit pay,so corpers make una dey organise lessons for una pupils,dey collect small small money from dem,de use for una chop money and transport
Posted: at 7-02-2016 10:50 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac