BY CALEB AYANSINA

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), weekend, called on Nigerians including security agencies to give adequate security to corps members taking part in the forthcoming general elections.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Coordinator of the NYSC, Mr Olanipekun Alao, who made the call in a chat with newsmen, in Abuja, said corps members were not members of any political party; therefore, they should be protected.

According to him, if at all there is rigging, it could not be traced to corps members participating in the election, because they were being properly taken care of.

Alao maintained that the scheme had done its part by properly training its corps members, adding that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other relevant agencies should live up to expectation for the country to have free and fair elections.