A total of 1,700 corps members have been deployed for the 21-day orientation course of the 2024 Batch C Stream 1 of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), which begins at the Yikpata Orientation Camp in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State on Wednesday, November 27, 2024.
In a statement issued on Sunday by Oladipo Morakinyo, the Public Relations Officer of the Kwara State NYSC Directorate, it was also revealed that over 300 officials from the NYSC and other agencies have been mobilized to facilitate the program.
The statement mentioned that NYSC management has instructed all orientation camps nationwide to open on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, in preparation for the orientation course, which aims to equip the 2024 Batch C Stream 1 corps members for their mandatory one-year national service.
The orientation will take place simultaneously across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Registration for corps members will begin at 8:00 am on Wednesday, November 27, and close by midnight on Thursday, November 28, 2024.
The statement further noted that more than 300 camp officials, drawn from the NYSC and collaborating agencies such as the Nigerian Army, Police, NSCDC, NDLEA, Red Cross, and Citizenship and Leadership Training, have been assigned to run the program in Kwara.
The swearing-in and official opening ceremony for the orientation will take place at 10:00 am on Friday, November 29, 2024. The Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulrazak Abdulrahman, will preside over the ceremony, delivering the President’s address and formally declaring the course open. The Chief Judge of Kwara State is expected to administer the oath of allegiance to the corps members.
Mr. Onifade Olaoluwa, the State Coordinator of NYSC Kwara, urged the people of Kwara to warmly welcome the newly deployed corps members, many of whom will be visiting the state for the first time. He also appealed to the National Road Transport Workers Union to assist the corps members in finding their way to the orientation camp.
The State Coordinator reassured the corps members of their safety during the orientation and noted that the Yikpata Orientation Camp had been fully prepared to host them. He confirmed that security agencies in the state are working closely with the NYSC to ensure a smooth and successful orientation course.
He concluded by wishing the corps members safe travels and success in their orientation.
