Group wants skirts included in NYSC uniform, stages protest in Abuja


The compulsory use of trousers as parts of the NYSC uniform has been a concern for some religious faithful in the country - A group identified as Serve With Skirts Movement staged a protest in Abuja demanding the inclusion of skirts in the scheme's dress code - Udochi Emmanuel who is the group's leader said female corps members wearing trousers evoke immorality in the camps A group named Serve With Skirts Movement has demanded the inclusion of skirts as part of the uniform for Nigerian graduates participating in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Premium Times reports that members of the group staged a protest in Abuja on Wednesday, January 15, to drive home their demand. 
It was gathers that the group said not allowing female corps members to wear skirts is a breach of their rights as guaranteed by the Nigerian constitution. 

She claimed that female corps members in the 1970s and 1980s used to wear skirts and urged the government to readopt it. 
Serve With Skirts Movement stages protest in Abuja, wants skirts included in NYSC uniform. Photo credit: Premium Times Source: UGC Ms Emmanuel said the group may consider the legal option if dialogues and peaceful protests do not get them their demand. One of the protesters, a serving corps member in Ebonyi state, Patience Noble, narrated how she was harassed and asked to leave the camp for insisting on wearing skirts. She said: “As a citizen of my country, I have the right to serve the nation just like every other graduate has. They insisted that I wear this trouser or leave the camp. During the camp there were lots of insults and humiliation – one of military tore the skirts I was wearing on my body.”