The National Youth Service Corps has announced that prospective service members will be required to present a fitness certificate from an accredited public health organization at orientation camps nationwide.
NYSC Director of Press and Public Affairs, Eddy Megwa, said in a statement that the new policy will begin with the Orientation Course 2022 Batch “C,” adding that credentials will be a requirement for registration at the camp.
The director said the ability test should help the program determine physical health and catch people who lie about their health.
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Megwa said, “In order to avail the scheme credible information on their health status and also protect them from exploitation by unscrupulous persons.
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“It is pertinent to note that the NYSC Orientation Camp Clinics across the nation are managed by the National Health Insurance Authority with the supervision of consultants from tertiary health institutions.
“In view of the regimentation and physical demands of some activities of the NYSC orientation programme, the management of the scheme introduced presentation of Certificate of Fitness from recognised public health facilities by prospective corps members as a requirement for registration at the orientation camp.
“The essence is to enable camp officials manage those who are not fit to undertake certain activities in the camp. This has been largely misunderstood, leading to extortion of some prospective corps members by fraudulent individuals in their bid to secure such documents some of which may not stand a test of integrity.“
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