NYSC Corp Members Are Citizens With Rights That Shouldn’t Be Intimidated – Mr Macaroni

Nollywood actor and activist, Mr Macaroni has come out to blast the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) board over the intimidation of a corp member who went viral for criticizing the government for Nigeria’s hardships.

He recently had his say via his social media page, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, corps members, like all Nigerians, have the right to express their opinions on national issues without fear of harassment, so government officials should stop threatening or intimidating whenever they have their say.

Mr Macaroni added that corp members are citizens with rights, and the president is in office to serve the people and every Nigerian.

His words, “To the DG, Coordinators and every official of the NYSC!!! You cannot threaten, intimidate or victimize any corper for expressing their view on the performance of the president. They are citizens with rights! The president is in office to serve the people and every Nigerian, Corper or not has the right to hold their leaders accountable!!!

The oppressed are so in love with their oppressors. They are comfortable in their chains so far it’s not too tight. Even when it gets too tight, they will use their last dying breath to defend.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.