The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned serving corps members against involving in any form of electoral malpractices in the 2023 general elections.
Speaking at the NYSC orientation camp in Amada, Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State on Friday, the acting director-general of the corps, Mrs Christy Uba, said any corps member involved in any form of electoral offence would face the wrath of the law as stipulated in the 2022 Electoral Act.
She, therefore, urged corps members who will participate in the conduct of the elections to be apolitical and neutral.
She said, “If you must participate in the electoral process, you are encouraged to remain neutral and apolitical. Do not involve yourself in politics; you are corps members and you have a duty to your country; you have to be careful.
“If you fall foul of the law, you will be treated as any other Nigerian. There is no cover for corps members; when you carry a ballot box for anybody; you will go straight to prison.”
Mrs Uba further stated that all corps members who indicated an interest in participating in elections would be given the required training by the NYSC and INEC officials.
She, therefore, advised all those participating in the 2023 elections to go through the training to get the required knowledge to conduct the exercise successfully.
She recalled that the NYSC scheme had played a critical role in conducting elections in the country over the years in collaboration with the electoral umpire, INEC.
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