NYSC Orientation Camp: Dare Urges States to Adopt Delta Template
The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has called on States without a standard National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp to adopt the Delta State Template so as to provide our Youth Corps members with a conducive environment for the exercise
The Minister made the call today while inspecting facilities and infrastructural development put in place at the National Youth Service Corps Orientation Camp, Issele-Ukwu, Delta State.
He stated that the Issele-Ukwu Camp is a model worth emulating by other States with lower standard Orientation Camps. This he said, is because it has enough modern hostels, a warehouse and a chamber each for all the States in the South South Geo-political Zone as well as lock up stalls that can be used as a source of revenue generation for the Scheme.
“Let me urge all the States in the country without a standard NYSC Orientation Camp to adopt the Delta Model so as to provide a befitting Orientation Camp for our Youth Corps Members across the country. In a few weeks from now, NYSC will be 50 years of age and at 50, we should not be struggling with facilities and infrastructural development in our Camps”, he said
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Dare who stated that NYSC remains the single largest youth gathering in the country with over 320,000 – 350,000 participants, observed further that they deserve the best infrastructure to enable them fit into the new environment after school with ease.
While calling on the Management of the Scheme to make the template available to such States for possible adoption, the Minister commended the Delta State Government for the hardwork and resources committed towards providing an enabling environment for the Corpers.
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar thanked the Delta State Government for its proactiveness in ensuring that such infrastructure are put on ground for the benefit of the teeming Nigerian Youth, especially as they come from different background with cultural values.
He assured that the Ministry will continue to provide an enabling environment to enable all relevant stakeholders join hands with government in providing a fruitful Service Scheme for the Youth.
Also speaking, the Acting Director-General, NYSC, Mrs. Christy Uba assured that NYSC will ever remain committed to the welfare of Corps members across the country.
She therefore appealed to the Corps members to maintain discipline and abide by the rules and regulations in line with the Policy objectives of the founding Fathers of the Scheme.
Signed
Mohammed Manga
Director, Press and Public Relations
December 10, 2022
