This story is dedicated to all Corp members currently
serving and all ex- Corp member Nationwide. May God
bless our hustle! Long Live Nigeria!
Also a special dedication to a friend, who we both
camped together in Kangere, Samuel Okonta who lost
his life (while serving his fatherland) during the River
state election on the 19th of March 2016. Rest in
Peace brother…
The Build up to how it all began
22nd of October 2015 was a day I won’t forget in my
life. Prior to the reports and news going nationwide
that the call up letter would be released on the 21st of
October, I put a call through to Ugo and Dare popularly
known as vision 2020. I called them to check at their
offices (since I don’t have an internet connection
here) to know if truly the call up letter has been
released. Ugo later called back and gave a negative
report. Vision also called back and gave the same
negative report and that really made me tensed. I
hardly think of anything else rather than seeing the
state I am being posted to and let preparation begins
in full.
Am sure you might be wondering who I am.
I am Ola Olowo born into a family of three, all males
and also the last born of the family. An art student,
and also the first person in my family to go for NYSC.
Being one of the guys wey sabi schools for my
department, lots of my course mates had to call me to
get the latest information about the call up letter then
I decided to check different sites to gets latest
information about it. I visited Nairaland and I saw
different post of people also waiting for the NYSC
batch B call up letter for 2015.
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Then something struck my mind. TWITTER. That’s the
fastest place to get information on anything and any
latest going all round the world. I searched for the
NYSC official twitter handled I got it, followed the
handle, and keeping tabs with all the activities going
on there.
From their twitter handle, I got latest updates on it and
I never stopped checking and refreshing the tweets on
their timeline.
Nigerian students are one of the best in the world.
Come see insult upon insults. Am sure the operator of
the NYSC twitter handle must be really pissed off.
While some were asking good and meaningful
question, some were raining curses and abuses on
NYSC, comparing the release of the NYSC call up
letter with the long awaited ministerial list long ago
which was delayed by our able president.
It was Past 3pm, something tells me to check the
twitter handle again. I picked up my Nokia x2 palasa
phone which I have been using for over 4years, (don’t
mind me, is Nigeria economy cause am) opened the
browser and straight to NYSC handle and began to see
testimonies of some peoples saying they’ve checked
and printed their call up letter. I couldn’t believe it
though and I needed to confirm from at least 3 people
before spreading the news round to my guys who were
anxiously waiting too. After confirming from 3 people
from the handle, I decided to call Ugo.
Me: Ochuko, e don happen o
Ugo: Olowo, you better talk true because tension wan
kill me for here o
Me: sure, I have confirmed it on their twitter account.
Please check and call me back.
After dropping the call, I put a call across to vision
and iya ijo. I was feeling uneasy and kept walking up
and down the office like a husband whose wife is
inside the labour room waiting for the doctor’s arrival
for a good news.
I started navigating the quality control office, to my
office, then to the darkroom. After waiting for like
forever for Ugo’s call, I decided to call him myself.
Me: Ugo, waiting dey worry you now? You want make I
do orientation camp for hospital
Ugo: (sighs) Olowo na Yobe ooo
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