NYSC DG seeks more hostels for corps members in Rivers
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has appealed to Rivers State government to provide more hostels at the state’s orientation camp for the increasing number of corps members that are posted to the state. The DG made the appeal when he paid an advocacy visit to the Sole […]
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has appealed to Rivers State government to provide more hostels at the state’s orientation camp for the increasing number of corps members that are posted to the state.
The DG made the appeal when he paid an advocacy visit to the Sole Administrator of the State, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, at the government house, Port Harcourt.
Nafiu, in a statement signed by Acting Director Information and Public Relations of the scheme, Caroline Embu, said the corps population had grown to the point where the scheme now mobilises an average of about 400,000 corps members annually, which means that the allocation of corps members per state had naturally increased, necessitating the upgrade of camp facilities, including hostel accommodation.
He pointed out that the orientation camp is the corps members’ first point of contact with the NYSC and the domain of the three week-long orientation exercise that prepares them for the task of national service and nation building, adding that it is important for the camp to be safe and conducive for effective induction.
Nafiu said that the corps members in the Rivers State Orientation Camp were in high spirits and obviously set to contribute their quota to the development of the state.
On his part, the Rivers State administrator expressed the readiness of the state government to assist the NYSC formation in the state by augmenting the feeding of corps members during orientation exercise as well as their monthly stipends.
He further promised to look into the request to upgrade the camp facilities, especially the hostel accommodation for corps members.