We Won’t Deploy Corps Members To Security-Challenged Areas — NYSC DG

The Director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
Shuaibu Ibrahim says that corps members will not be deployed to
security-challenged areas.

Ibrahim spoke on Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the 2021
batch ‘A’ pre-orientation workshop in Karu, Nasarawa state.

The NYSC DG also said that the scheme is in constant interaction
with security agencies to ensure that the safety of corp members is
not undermined.

“As the welfare and safety of Corps members and Staff is part of
the policy thrust of my administration, we shall continue to work
closely with relevant stakeholders to evolve strategies for the
protection of all corps members and the entire camp community
during the orientation course,” he said.

Ibrahim explained that the workshop titled “managing corps
population in the context of the new normal” will enable top
management collaborations with partners and stakeholders to review
previous orientation courses and enhance the scheme’s performance
in successive exercises.

He also said the orientation courses were conducted under strict
adherence to the safety measures of COVID-19.

He added that the camps have been placed under the condition
that would allow them to conduct online exercises with approved
COVID-19 safety guidelines.

“We worked closely with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
(NCDC) and state ministries of health in this regard,” he said.

“However, we would use the opportunity of the workshop too,
among other things, harness our experiences and explore the
prospect of increasing camp capacity, without losing sight of the
need to adhere strictly to COVID -19 safety protocols, as we learn
to operate optimally under the “new normal.”

The Director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
Shuaibu Ibrahim says that corps members will not be deployed to
security-challenged areas.

Ibrahim spoke on Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the 2021
batch ‘A’ pre-orientation workshop in Karu, Nasarawa state.

The NYSC DG also said that the scheme is in constant interaction
with security agencies to ensure that the safety of corp members is
not undermined.

“As the welfare and safety of Corps members and Staff is part of
the policy thrust of my administration, we shall continue to work
closely with relevant stakeholders to evolve strategies for the
protection of all corps members and the entire camp community
during the orientation course,” he said.

Ibrahim explained that the workshop titled “managing corps
population in the context of the new normal” will enable top
management collaborations with partners and stakeholders to review
previous orientation courses and enhance the scheme’s performance
in successive exercises.

He also said the orientation courses were conducted under strict
adherence to the safety measures of COVID-19.

He added that the camps have been placed under the condition
that would allow them to conduct online exercises with approved
COVID-19 safety guidelines.

“We worked closely with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
(NCDC) and state ministries of health in this regard,” he said.

“However, we would use the opportunity of the workshop too,
among other things, harness our experiences and explore the
prospect of increasing camp capacity, without losing sight of the
need to adhere strictly to COVID -19 safety protocols, as we learn
to operate optimally under the “new normal.”