The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has advised prospective corps members to start expecting their Call Up Letters from Sunday, June 12, 2022.
The information is directed at corpers that would be participating in the 2022 Batch ‘B’ Orientation Course.
The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah who spoke ahead of the next camping, urged Prospective Corps Members to adhere strictly to all the established safety protocols in the camp including the COVID-19 guidelines as outlined by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as part of efforts to sustain the safe conduct of Orientation Exercise.
Fada said though the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided worldwide, it is still strongly advisable to everyone not to lose their guard until the disease is totally eradicated.
The NYSC DG said the Scheme has made adequate preparations to ensure the safety of all Camp participants across the 37 Orientation Camps nationwide.
Fadah noted that since the post-lockdown resumption of Orientation Courses, the Scheme has adopted strict compliance with all safety guidelines before, during and after the exercises.
During the webinar, the DG advised all Prospective Corps Members to be security conscious, especially when travelling to their States of deployment
In his words, “You are strongly advised to board vehicles at only officially designated motor parks. You must also avoid night journeys at all cost.”
Complementing Fadah’s message, the Director-General of the National Centre for Disease Control, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said all Prospective Corps Members including other camp participants must undergo the COVID-19 test, and only those that test negative will be admitted to the Camps.
He stated that in the event of any positive result, arrangements have been made with the NCDC and State Health officials for the cases to be handled in designated treatment Centers outside the Orientation Camp.
He assured that the agency would continue to practise and demonstrate preventive measures against COVID-19.
On his part, the NCDC Project Lead for Safe Camp Re-opening, Dr Ladun Okuromade said that every part of the country has been affected by COVID-19.
She advised the prospective Corps Members to utilise the opportunity of the NYSC Orientation Course to complete their COVID-19 vaccination.
Okuromade reiterated that COVID-19 screening is compulsory while COVID-19 vaccination is optional.