The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned prospective Corps members for the 2021 Batch ‘C’ Stream Two Orientation Course against coming to the camp with a fake COVID-19 document for registration.
NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim gave this warning on Tuesday during a live webinar jointly hosted by the NYSC and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in preparation for the 2021 Batch ‘C’ Stream Two Orientation Course.
He said anyone caught with a fake COVID-19 document in the camp would be handed over to the law enforcement agents for prosecution, stating that adequate measures have been put in place to ensure the safety of all NYSC Orientation Camps across the country.
“Ensure that you are a good and law-abiding citizen. If you violate COVID-19 safety guidelines, we have COVID-19 vanguard in camp and you will be decamped”, he said.
The DG, in a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Adenike Adeyemi, emphasized that NYSC is a Federal Government agency that would key into the directive of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, directing all public servants to present evidence of COVID-19 vaccination starting from first of December this year.
He urged all camp participants to get the COVID-19 vaccine before coming to camp and also be prepared to undergo the COVID-19 test, adding that only those that test negative would be allowed entry into the camp, while those that test positive would be handed over to NCDC officials for treatment and management.
He said the Scheme has been in partnership with the National Primary Healthcare Agency and State Ministries of Health on the safe conduct of Orientation Courses.
Ibrahim thanked the Federal Government and NCDC for supporting the Scheme, especially in its Orientation Course activities since the outbreak of COVID-19.
He advised the Prospective Corps Members to avoid night journeys while going to camp, urging them to break their journey if it will take them beyond 6 pm. He counselled that they should pass the night in NYSC Secretariat, military barracks, Corps Lodge, or other safe places.
The Director-General who added that NYSC had completed seven Orientation Exercises since the outbreak of COVID-19 also warned the Prospective Corps Members against the negative use of social media.
He however advised them to use social media to further promote the unity of the country.
In his remarks, the Director-General, NCDC, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa said there was the need to adhere to all COVID-19 safety measures while he urged Nigerians to take responsibility.
‘Take personal responsibility and act collectively to ensure your safety and others. Make use of every opportunity in and out of the camp to get the vaccine. Wear your facemasks in camp, avoid large gatherings, maintain social distance between you and the next person”, he said.
The NCDC Project Lead on Safe Camp Reopening, Dr. Ladun Okunromade said all hands must be on deck to ensure that Orientation Camps meet the necessary key performance indicators.
She commended NYSC Management for compliance with all the COVID-19 safety measures, adding that NCDC would continue to support the Scheme.
She said preparations are in high gear targeted at infection prevention and control measures against COVID-19.
“Anyone that tests positive to COVID-19 in camp will not be sent back home, but will be taken care of by the NCDC surveillance team”, she said.
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