Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaib Ibrahim, has said that the Batch ‘A’ corps members will resume orientation camp as soon as the coast is clear over Covid-19.
Ibrahim told newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja that the corps’ members must be safeguarded first.
NYSC shut down orientation camps nationwide to forestall the spread of the coronavirus.
The NYSC boss said it was the same method the scheme employed during the Ebola epidemic which also threatened public health.
“Once we have a clear picture that Covid 19 has been tamed and we are okay then we will invite the corps members back to camp to complete their orientation training.
“That is the decision we have taken; it is just for the concern for the welfare of the corps members,” he said.
Ibrahim added that the NYSC had also keyed into the postponement of the National Sports Festival billed to begin on March 22 in order to safeguard the corps members.
