Members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who intend to vote in the general elections of 2023 have been advised to be impartial and apolitical.
This was said by Mrs. Christy Uba, the acting director general of NYSC, addressed corps members on Saturday at the Mbaukwu/Umuawulu Permanent Orientation camp in the Anambra region’s Awka South Local Government Area.
The 2023 Batch C members’ cultural carnival, which was held in Anambra, was observed by Uba.
According to her, corps members’ participation in election duty is entirely optional, and those who do so are required to abstain from any unethical behaviour that would jeopardise the fairness of the vote or the scheme’s good name.
She stated that the NYSC would not be reluctant to turn over any corps member who has been confirmed to have engaged in electoral misconduct to the state so they may be brought before the law.
“If you are to participate in the 2023 election, please note that it is an ad hoc assignment, you must be neutral and apolitical.
“Do not participate in a wrong manner, you are not a politician as corps members, you may be in future but for now, you are corps members.
“If you run foul of any electoral law, you are going to prison, NYSC can not cover you up, once they come for you stating that you ran foul of the law, we will surrender you to the state.
“Participation in the election is voluntary, it is optional, you have a choice to make but if you have decided to participate, make sure you take part in all the training and sensitisation so that you can understand your role and boundaries,” she said.
Uba praised the corps members for their exemplary behaviour at camp and urged them to report to their primary assignments where they could serve their communities and contribute to the growth of the country.
She commended the government of Anambra for creating a suitable orientation camp for the programme and asked other states in the nation that have not yet constructed a permanent camp to do so.
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