The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has come out with measures for the safe conduct of its operations after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions on socio-economic activities in the country.
The proposed measures, according to the Director-General of NYSC, Brig. General Shuaibu Ibrahim, would be presented to the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 through the NCDC for guidance.
Recall that the NYSC suspended the 2020 Batch ‘A’ Stream One Orientation Course one week into the exercise as a proactive measure to avert the spread of coronavirus to any of the orientation camps in Nigeria.
A statement issued on Tuesday by the NYSC Director of Press and Public Relations, Adenike Adeyemi, said Ibrahim spoke during a courtesy visit on the DG of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, in Abuja.
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The Corps DG explained that the passing-out of the 2019 Batch ‘B’ Stream One corps members was held on a low-key with full adherence to the COVID-19 prevention protocols just as other operations of the NYSC were scaled down in line with the Federal Government’s restriction order.
Ibrahim said, “Conscious of the possibility of the further or complete lifting of lockdown, the strategies mapped out by the NYSC management had taken care of various scenarios, and would be presented to the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 through the NCDC for guidance.”
The statement quoted Ihekweazu as saying the proposals by the NYSC would be studied and recommendations made to the appropriate authorities.
He commended the NYSC for its support in the fight against the COVID-19 through corps members’ activities as well as its contributions to the unity and development of the country.
