Corps members serving in Oyo State have protested the delayed payment of their October allowances, as Governor Seyi Makinde blamed the federal government and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for the delay.
Makinde spoke on Tuesday while responding to complaints from affected corps members, whose concerns had circulated on social media.
The corps members said the non-payment had caused them inconvenience and financial difficulties.
One of them, Victor, told Peoples Gazette: “We are yet to be paid our October allowance and every other state has been paid.”
Responding to the complaints, Makinde said he understood why the corps members had directed their concerns to him, given their perception of his administration as responsive.
However, he maintained that the payment of NYSC allowances was the responsibility of the federal government and the scheme, adding that the state government had limited power to intervene.
He also expressed concern over the absence of an active and reliable feedback channel through which corps members could obtain accurate information about payment delays.
“This shouldn’t be the case in 2026,” he said.
Meanwhile, the NYSC Oyo State coordinator, speaking on behalf of the Director-General, Brigadier General OO Nafiu, attributed the delay to a technical glitch in the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), which processes allowance payments.
The coordinator assured affected corps members that relevant authorities were working to resolve the problem and expressed optimism that the outstanding October allowances would be paid before the end of the week.
