NYSC Reopens Orientation Camp In Adamawa After 3 Years Suspension
The National Youth Service Corps NYSC reopens orientation camp in Adamawa State, for Corp members after three years of suspension. The suspension which was due to insecurity caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in the state with the last orientation course held in the state in March 2013.
Speaking in Yola, the State Coordinator of NYSC, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, said 2,500 corps members were deployed to the state.
In his words, “Registration of corp members started this Tuesday morning by 7 am and you can see they are trooping in; we are expecting 2, 500 corp members.”
The state coordinator further said that adequate security has been put in place with about 300 officials from the Army, Police, Department of State Security, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp and NYSC.
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Mr Abubakar also noted that Adamawa State Government has also provided the facility of Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola, as a temporary camp pending the final evacuation of the Internally Displaced Persons at the permanent orientation camp in Damare.
He said, “I want the corps members to understand that this is a borrowed camp and should therefore bear with the available facilities.”
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While lauding Adamawa government for its support towards a successful orientation, the coordinator urged the people of Adamawa to continue to support and show hospitality to corps members.
Meanwhile, the federal government had earlier assured parents and guardians of the safety of their children, as NYSC officially opens orientation camp nationwide for the NYSC two weeks orientation program.
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, said measures have been put in place to ensure proper protection of the corps members as well as upgraded measures to see that that they stay in a habitable environment during the exercise.
