Why do parents allow their children do National Service? - Nigerian actress Omotola quizzes
16th February 2019
Nigerian actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekiende has reacted to the postponement of the Nigerian election and poor treatment of National Service personnel who are being used as ad-hoc staff by the Nigerian electoral body, Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC).
According to the mother of four, 'I still maintain what I said about this program some years Ago. Is this compulsory? Why do you accept to do this and put yourself in harms way? Why do parents Allow their children do this? INEC is this how you should threat ppl’s children “serving” Nigeria? #NYSC'.
She added that, 'until we are all individually ready to be defiant and stand against injustice and degradation, these Abuses won't stop. It starts in the Mind. Rise above the excuses, the "pity me" , " its hustle" , " its poverty" syndrome . You're worth More. What more can I say. Im exhausted'.