Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has assured that The National Youth Service Corps would enforce strict compliance with all safety guidelines endorsed by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control in all its Orientation Camps across the country.
The organisation said that since the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country, they have not recorded any case among corps members and their staff.
Ibrahim, said this in a statement on Thursday by the Corps Press and Public Relations Director, Adenike Adeyemi, in Jos at the 2020 Batch ‘B’ Pre-Orientation Workshop themed: ‘Evolving a dynamic operational strategy in the management of camps in the Context of COVID-19.’
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He said the management would continue to evaluate the conduct of Orientation Course as well as re-strategise towards enhancing its success due to its critical role as a launchpad for the service year.
“Management is committed to ensuring that no camp records outbreak of the virus. The 2020 Batch ‘A’ Stream One Orientation Course was suspended abruptly on the 18th of March, 2020 to avoid the outbreak of COVID – 19 in the Orientation Camps.
“In line with the current realities, our approach to the conduct of the forthcoming Orientation Course will focus on proper induction of corps members on core ideals of the Scheme, with equal attention paid to the approved safety protocols,” he stated.
Ibrahim further urged the workshop participants to fashion out other strategies for the successful conduct of the forthcoming Orientation Course and for improvements in camp development in some states.
He said, “There is no gainsaying the fact that an environment that is conducive is crucial to the success of the Orientation programme, and indeed the entire Service Year. Management considers as highly commendable, the improvements in camp development in some states.”
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The Director-General appealed to state governments to discharge their statutory responsibilities of expanding and upgrading camp facilities to adequately serve the increasing numbers of corps members.
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