Yes, I am an emotional person. I cry when the situation makes me feel like crying. This does not in anyway mean that am not strong. Holding in those tears most times can just make you feel worse. Yesterday, I just had to let it out. I got an unexpected news that just got me to tears immediately.
Woke up with a swollen eye😁😁
let me share my story with you.
I finished from the university last year and since then I have been waiting for the compulsory one year National youth service corps(NYSC) programme in Nigeria. NYSC is an opportunity to serve the country for one year. And it's really mandatory because without the certificate of participation,one cannot get a Job in a government organisation in this country.
I was supposed to join Batch A, earlier this year in April, but I couldn't because the Non-academic staffs of Universities was on strike so my school couldn't mobilize us for the national youth service corps(NYSC) programme. The second batch, which is batch B came up this July and the registration started today. This time my school was able to mobilize us, so I was happy I was going to join this batch.
Last week, since I got the information that the registration portal was going to be opened today. I booked a flight for today that will take me from Abuja to Uyo where my university is, so I can finish up some things in school and get ready for the orientation course. Yesterday I checked the NYSC portal and I realised my name was not on the portal, it showed that my school didn't send my records to NYSC.
If your name is not on the NYSC portal, You cannot register for the NYSC programme.I sent someone to my school yesterday to find out why my name is not on the NYSC portal, he went and was told that the staff that sent my records omitted a digit when keying in my JAMB matriculation number that's why my records are not showing. And since mobilization for batch B has ended, I have to wait for Batch C which is coming up in November.
This brought me to tears, Batch A, we were not mobilized because of NASU strike. Batch B, I am now faced with problem of omission. It's so painful that I will watch my colleagues go for NYSC while I have to wait for extra 4 months before joining the Next batch. I have just been asking myself while it's only my own details the have to be ommitted amongst all my colleagues.
So, after crying yesterday. I have decided to move on. Since I cannot change my situation, there is no need to waste my time and energy feeling bad. I cancelled my flight early this morning, no more travelling, no NYSC this month. It really hurts. I have decided to stay back in Abuja and get something meaningful to do with my life while waiting till November. I want to believe everything happens for a reason. And one day, I would be able to explain why this happened to me.
That's why I have chosen to save this experience on the steem blockchain. Because it will always be here and when ever I can explain why this happened to me, I can always refer back to this post.
Thanks for listening to me! It means a lot!
I also want to apologize to those I have not replied to their comments on my previous post yesterday, I will do so today. Your babe was busy crying yesterday!😀😀
