Viral NYSC Corper Video: TUC Tells Tinubu Government What To Do

TUC has told the Tinubu Government what to do over the viral NYSC Corper video.

Epe Insights reports that the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has called on the Federal Government not to punish a female corps member, who criticized the current administration of President Bola Tinubu in a viral video.

The Lagos-based NYSC member, Ushie Uguamaye, had taken to social media platform, TikTok to criticise Tinubu’s government over the hardship Nigerians face as a result of the administration’s economic reforms.

Uguamaye’s video went viral and got the attention of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) officials, whom she later accused of calling her and issuing a threat to her to delete the video.

The Lagos-based corps member raised an alarm on Sunday that officials of the National Youth Service Corps were threatening her for her criticism of Tinubu’s administration.

Displeased with the development, TUC President, Festus Osifo, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, said that the corps member spoke out of frustration, urging the government not to go after her but to be tolerant of critics.

“They (government) have to develop this resilience to understand that people are frustrated, people are hungry, people are tired. So, if they decide to vent, I strongly believe that the government should not personalise it and come after such individuals.

“Imagine a young lady carrying out her NYSC function, what does she really have to do to bring down government? So, it is about personal frustration that she has aired.

“So, I think that the government has to persevere much more, they have to be more tolerant, and they have to have this deep level of patient with Nigerians because people are passing through a lot as it stands today,” TUC boss said.

The TUC President, however, advised critics to always criticise the government within the expected norm and with some level of decorum.

Meanwhile, Epe Insights reports that the NYSC is yet to release an official statement regarding the matter.