Omicron: NYSC Bars Unvaccinated Corps Members From Camp
Oluwatoyin Mathnuel Publisher Insightmagonline
The National Youth Service Corps has announced that from the next Orientation Exercise in 2022, all the potential corps members will have to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to gain entrance to the orientation camp.
NYSC director-general Shuaibu Ibrahim made the announcement while addressing 2021 Batch “C” Stream Two Corps Members and Camp Officials. Ibrahim said the measure will take effect from the next orientation camp, which is a few weeks from now. He cited that President Muhammadu Buhari with NYSC members The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has barred unvaccinated corps members from its camps nationwide.
NYSC director-general Shuaibu Ibrahim made the announcement while addressing 2021 Batch “C” Stream Two Corps Members and Camp Officials. Ibrahim said the measure will take effect from the next orientation camp, which is a few weeks from now.
He said that prospective corps members will need to show evidence of vaccination from coronavirus before they would be allowed to register.
The DG noted that the scheme was trying to be careful not to allow the spread of the disease owing to the detection of the Omicron COVID variant in the country.
He stated that there is nothing like a two-week break after leaving the Orientation Camp and urged corps members to add value to themselves by acquiring skills that would make them business owners, instead of seeking for the scarcely available salaried jobs.
lbrahim warned corp members to avoid night and unauthorised journeys, but break any journey extending beyond 6:00 pm and pass the night in a safe place.
The NYSC DG stated that the scheme has Corps Lodges, Secretariats Army barracks for members to always pass the night in different states for journeys that will take you beyond six hours to get to their respective destinations.
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