The Youth Wing of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union has condemned the arrest of 4 youths initially from Kaduna residing in Lagos State in search of enlistment into the Nigerian Military.
The union’s Nationwide Coordinator, Isaac John, in a press release on Friday, stated the structure defines Nigerian citizenship, and the Nigerian Navy outlines particular necessities and eligibility standards for enlistment, none of which pertains to linguistic or tribal issues, reminiscent of the flexibility to talk Yoruba.
The PUNCH reviews that the Lagos State Authorities referred to as for the arrest and trial of six northern candidates collaborating within the Nigerian Military recruitment course of who claimed to be indigenes of the state.
A viral video surfaced earlier on Wednesday displaying six candidates within the recruitment course of, who hailed from Kaduna State, claiming Kosofe Native Authorities Space, Lagos Island Native Authorities Space, and Oshodi Isolo Native Authorities Space, respectively, as their native governments of origin.
By claiming to be from Lagos, the candidates supposed to safe the slots designated to Lagos State indigenes.
The video sparked reactions from indigenes of Lagos, with many saying that Lagosians are being short-changed within the recruitment course of.
Reacting, SOKAPU stated, “It’s with nice concern that the Southern Kaduna Youths have noticed a distressing video that includes 4 youths initially from Kaduna State, at present residing in Lagos. These people, earnestly in search of enlistment within the Nigerian Military, confronted unwarranted humiliation, denial, and even arrest throughout the state screening course of as of the time of composing this assertion.
“The explanations, as portrayed within the video, revolve round their incapability to talk the Yoruba language and their non-citizenship standing in Lagos, however their longstanding domicile within the state.”
John famous that the Kaduna State Authorities boasts a major variety of Yoruba people in its civil service, some holding esteemed political appointments.
” Within the mild of those occasions, we respectfully urge the Chief of Military Employees and the Chief of Defence Employees to analyze this matter promptly and urgently.
“We attraction for the instant launch of those younger males and their honest participation within the enlistment train, aligning with the rules afforded to each Nigerian citizen, because the unity of our nation transcends ethnic issues.
“Moreover, we implore the Kaduna State Authorities to determine a committee to completely study this matter, to stop any recurrence,” the group added.
[11:53 am, 05/01/2024] Olaniyi Apanpa PUNCH: 50 % of pupils in Enugu can’t learn, says SSG
The Secretary to the Enugu State Authorities, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, has revealed that fifty% of the pupil inhabitants within the state can neither learn in English nor clear up easy arithmetic questions.
He acknowledged that the shortcoming was found in its Baseline Evaluation of main colleges within the state, performed in November 2023.
Onyia stated this whereas giving his keynote tackle titled, “Good Primary Schooling and the Way forward for Africa” on the quadrennial conference of the Outdated Boys Affiliation of Union Secondary College, Awkunanaw, on Thursday in Enugu.
“Our findings had been surprising. After six years of main faculty, 50 per cent of our youngsters can’t learn a single phrase in English and people who can learn battle with comprehension.
“50% of our youngsters can’t clear up easy subtraction challenges. What we discovered in Enugu State is written giant throughout our nation,” he stated.
The state scribe, nonetheless, disclosed that the Governor Peter Mbah administration had made deliberate efforts to reform the schooling system of the state to fulfill the altering international calls for.
He additional revealed that the state authorities schooling coverage has been repositioned to combine revolutionary applied sciences into schooling, notably on the primary schooling stage, with the aim that it could drive industrial development.
The PUNCH reviews that Governor Mbah stated his administration will spend 30 % of the state’s 2024 funds on the academic sector.
He added that he was decided to make sure that the poorest youngster within the remotest elements of the state would obtain high quality schooling.