5th July, 2012
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja
The leadership of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)on Wednesday evening finally yielded to appeals and protests by Corp members over postings to States where the Boko Haram group have been very active as it cancelled deployment already made to Borno and Yobe.
States.
A statement signed by the Director-General of the scheme, Brigadier-General N.T. Okorie-Affia, said those posted to these two states will now have their orientation programmes in Nasarawa and Benue States respectively.
As contained in the statement,Corps members originally posted to Yobe will proceed to Nasarawa State, while those scheduled to have their orientation in Borno will go to Benue State.
The corps members posted to the two states will now have their orientation between Thursday, 26 July and Thursday, 16th August, 2012.
NYSC in the statement also asked all 2012 Batch ‘B’ prospective corps members deployed to Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau, Kano and Kaduna States who have collected their call-up letters but are yet to report in camp to report immediately at the NYSC Directorate Headquarters, Abuja for redeployment.
The full statement of reads:
“This is to inform all prospective corps members deployed to Yobe and Borno States for the 2012 Batch ‘B’ Orientation Course to note the following:
“Yobe State prospective corps members will now hold their orientation course at Nasarawa State NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Keffi LGA, and not as stated on their call-up letters.
“Borno State prospective corps members will undertake their orientation programme at the Benue State NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp at Wanume, Tarka LGA, and not as stated on their call-up letters
Date: Thursday 26 July –Thursday, 16th August, 2012 as earlier published.
“In addition, all 2012 Batch ‘B’ prospective corps members deployed to Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau, Kano and Kaduna States who have collected their call-up letters but are yet to report in camp should immediately report at the NYSC Directorate Headquarters, Abuja for redeployment”, the statement concluded.