The Ogun State Government has explained the circumstances surrounding a viral video showing prospective corps members sleeping in a hall at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in Sagamu.
The government clarified that the registration, screening, credential verification and hostel allocation of prospective corps members are exclusively handled by NYSC officials and do not fall under the responsibilities of the state government.
In a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, the government said the video captured a temporary arrangement made during the registration exercise, which extended into the night.
Akinmade explained that prospective corps members are required to undergo credential verification and screening by NYSC officials before they can be assigned accommodation in the camp’s hostels.
He said those whose registration processes extended late into the night were temporarily accommodated in the multipurpose hall, where mattresses were provided to enable them to rest while the exercise continued.
The governor’s aide further disclosed that Ogun State received more than 4,300 prospective corps members for the current batch, compared with slightly over 2,000 in previous batches.
According to him, the significant increase in the number of prospective corps members placed additional pressure on the available facilities at the orientation camp, necessitating temporary accommodation arrangements.
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