Orientation: “No COVID-19 positive Corps members admitted into camps” – NYSC 

The management of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps, NYSC says  no coronavirus positive Corps members were admitted into Orientation camps

According to the Director, Press and Public Relations of the NYSC, Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, it is imperative to restate that everyone coming into the NYSC camps must undergo COVID-19 test

“Corps Members and officials alike. Only those that test negative are admitted into the camps. The same measures adopted for the November and December 2020 Orientation Courses are going to be applied to the 2020 Batch “B” Stream II Orientation Course commencing, Tuesday, 19th January 2021, with stricter enforcement of all the safety protocols. The NYSC and NCDC are working closely for a successful exercise as recorded previously,“ she explained.

She also debunked media reports on ignoring calls to close Orientation Camps  because contractors would loss source

“The Management wishes to state that the story in its entirety is full of inconsistencies and misleading. In March, 2020, guided by the Scheme’s cardinal policy of prioritising the welfare and safety of Corps Members, staff and collaborating agencies, shut down the 37 camps of the Scheme across the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.” 

Mrs Adenike said the proactive move was to safeguard the Corps Members and NYSC Officials from contracting the dreaded Coronavirus, an action in consonance with the aforestated policy of the Corps.

She said in November 2020, the Scheme after putting in place necessary measures for safe reopening of camps, and guided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reopened its camps.

The NYSC Director, therefore, urged the general public to disregard biased reportage designed to deliberately create fear and panic in the minds of unsuspecting Nigerians.

PIAK