The holy month of RAMADAN when
the Muslim believers will be observing the full month mandatory fasting
will be clashing with the 2017 NYSC Batch a stream 1 orientation
camping. Fasting in the holy month of Ramadan is an act of worship which
constitute the pillars of Islam making it a compulsory act for all
Muslim believers. NYSC on the other hand is also a constitutional
mandatory process which all graduates who satisfies the age requirement
of the scheme must undergo as an act of service to their father land.
Considering
the tedious task, paramilitary trainings, movement restriction and
other usual activities of the serving corps, the Muslim coppers will be
subjected to an unfair advantage of disadvantage over others. Corps
members complain weakness and even faints on ordinary camping days due
to the alien on the daily routine task to their body system, talk more
of when the body will be abstaining from food and water daily for a
whole month.
It
is imperative that the Federal Government of Nigeria sees reasons to
postpone the orientation camping till after Ramadan to avoid mass
causalities which will erupt from the lingering calamity the combination
of paramilitary training and Ramadan fasting will cause. The two
program which are mandatory on different fronts operates on principles
which is difficult to marry as such one should be shifted for other.
The
leadership of NAPS demands the orientation camping is postpone till
after Ramadan in the best interest of the country. We cannot afford
risking the combination of NYSC stress with Ramadan fasting. Risking
the life of thousands corps members who will be fasting and will be
serving at the same time will be too expensive for the future of the
country.
Signed
Comr Olugbode Damola Hammed
NAPS National PRO
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