The Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) has rejected the order by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the recruitment of additional young Nigerians into the Armed Forces, describing it as egoistic and self-centered.
The Rivers State Chairman of NCSU, Comrade Chukwuka Richman Osumah, who gave the indication in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, said the union condemns in strong terms the presidential order for young persons to be recruited into the country's Armed Forces without adequate protection and provision of modern equipment, saying, the order by the President for young Nigerians to be so recruited is telling them to go and die.
The union, therefore, advised President Tinubu to first deploy his children and family members into the Armed Forces before he could be taken seriously.
Osumah further noted that the union would not hesitate to support President Donald Trump of the United States in his efforts to free Nigeria from the grips of terrorists and bandits, saying, the NCSU, as the mother of all industrial unions in the country, established in 1912, fought for the amalgamation and independence of the country, as well as orchestrated the Aba Women Riot of 1927.
He said Rivers State in particular, is in God's hands with Governor Siminalayi Fubara, whom he described as civil servants' Governor on the saddle.
"We advise the President to allow the United States to come and assist to flush out these sycophants called terrorists, rather than recruiting our children to go and die or be executed by these so called militants/terrorists, while your children are under heavy security coverage," he said.
He urged the Federal Government to prevail on the National Assembly to pass the Vigilante Group of Nigeria(VGN)Bill so that operatives of the security outfit would assist other security agencies to curb insecurity in the country.
It would be recalled that President Tinubu on Wednesday declared a national emergency against insecurity, and ordered additional recruitment into the Armed Forces.
The President specifically directed the Army and the Police to recruit more personnel, saying, the Police will recruit additional 20,000 officers, bringing the total to 50,000.
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