The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on the federal government to consider suspending the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp exercises for two years.
According to TheCable This initiative was led by the Economic Sustainability Committee ESC in a report presented to The President Muhammadu Buhari which had the committee Appealing for the suspension of NYSC camps for 24 months.
The statement which was presented in a note that had the ESC recommending for the moratorium of the activity was due to the uprise of the Covd-19 pandemic in the country.
The note reads….
“The immediate focus in the Education sector is to address the disruptions caused by the pandemic and ensuing social distancing measures at all levels of education,” the report read.
“Practical steps will be taken to minimise disruption to learning, utilising technology as appropriate. Specifically, virtual learning will be implemented (either online or through broadcast), virtual convocation ceremonies or issuance of certificates (with postponed ceremonies) should be implemented to continue educational progression.
“In similar context, consideration will be given to suspending the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp Exercises for at least 24 months while allowing deployment to places of primary assignment.
“This will ensure that there is no backlog in the National Service placement pipeline.”
Few days ago the NYSC submitted a proposal for reopening of its camps nationwide in a statement which reads; “the corps members shall be posted to commence their primary assignments forthwith, while they shall be invited back to the orientation camps when the situation improves”.
Around March 2020 the NYSC camps were shut following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Nigeria. However It is unclear if the federal government will heed to the Economic Sustainability Committee’s recomendation.
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