NOLLYWOOD actress and TV star, Kate Henshaw, has urged the Federal Government to scrap the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme due to insecurity.
The 52-year-old movie goddess made her opinion known through Twitter after news went viral that eight NYSC members were recently kidnapped along a highway in Zamfara State.
Taking to Twitter, Kate wrote: “When I served in the North, it was a very memorable experience. Travelling from Bauchi by road to the airport was safe & then flying to Lagos just with my NYSC ID card, which also got me rebate on my ticket.
“It’s time to scrap this idea since corpers can’t travel within this country without let or hindrance. Stop putting the lives of young people at risk with moribund ideas. Security is a priority & needs to be sorted totally, not technically.”
The NYSC programme was established in 1973 and was created to promote national unity and rebuild the nation after the Nigerian Civil War that took place from 1967 to 1970.
