My Nysc Shege

My Nysc Shege — 2

December 06, 2022

Welcome to my December blog

Day 5,

It’s 6:00 PM; I’ve not had anything all day, trying to solve a problem that was never mine, or is it? It was getting dark, and some people started leaving because they had things to attend to. I asked L.I to please address them to leave cause there’s nothing we can do that we’ve not tried. If they can go, then we will fight another day. He addressed the whole crowd, but they were shouting that the verification was closing soon. One way or the other majority left, hoping we get it sorted the next day.

I told my L.I, I needed to go home and get something to eat and rest. He thanked me, and I left.

I got home exhausted and was unable to eat like I ought to; the problem at hand and how to solve it was top of my mind. I had to scroll through possible solutions on my phone till I slept off.

At about the same time in the morning, I heard a knock on my door. Knock knock. I asked who’s there?

Behold, it’s the CDS President again, and he said the L.I is calling me so we can finish up what we started.

What did we start? Another day, another shege!

I said I’d join them soon cause I don’t have an option. There’s no way I could ignore my Local Inspector's call.

This time around, I didn’t rush anything. I made sure I ate enough food that could sustain me for a while. Before leaving my house, I made sure I prayed a single prayer. Lord, Give Me This Day.

Many people depend on my skill, I don’t know what to do, and I don’t want to fail them or myself.

When I got to the Local Inspector's office, the crowd was beyond my expectations. In my head, I was contemplating: Abi kin salo ni? — Should I run away?

But where do I run to?

I entered with faith, and I could see the anger on everyone’s faces. This time around, I took my laptop and requested the L.I, can I please install and set up everything on my laptop (following the admins from Abuja instructions a day before.) He wasn’t comfortable, likewise me too, but no other options seemed available, and we didn’t have the whole day.

I installed and set everything on my laptop; requested the first person to come in. Some have been in the office as early as 6:00 AM to be sure they get verified on time.

I logged on to the woman's detail and tried to verify her thumbprint — guess what?

Yes, it’s what you’re thinking.

IT WORKED, IT FVCKEN WORKED!

Hundreds of people shouted, everyone was filled with Joy, and even my Local Inspector jumped and thanked me.

I’ll be very honest with you — I got emotional that very minute.

I was moved to tears — KENKO, YOU FVCKEN DID IT.

Thank you, God!!!

I didn’t waste time, as we had many people to verify.

Before I started registering, the people were already organizing themselves to appreciate my efforts.

To cut a long story short, for the entire three days, I was busy verifying people, and trust me; I finished the process within the stipulated time.

That was one of the proudest moments in my service year — I went from Shege to being the Hero.

Oluwa o se, o boju mi je. 🥲

A week later, on my way to my PPA, a bike man stopped beside me and asked where I was going.

Hello Corper, where are you going?

I was surprised cause nothing on me showed I was a Corper. He asked where I was going and offered me a ride.

I asked where he knew me from, and he said he was part of the people I did verification for a few days ago. With gladness in my heart, I jumped on the bike…