No Postings to Bauchi, NYSC insists

No Postings to Bauchi, NYSC insists
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From: nnejiblog.com


NYSC Director General, Brig. Gen. Maharazu I. Tsiga
Still reeling from the gruesome post-election killings of 10 serving corps members in Bauchi State last May with injuries on several others, the headquarters of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has insisted that it will not post any corps member to the state.
The NYSC said the state government had not given assurance that it could guarantee the safety of life and properties of corps members. Concessions would however be made for corps members, who deliberately wish to serve in the state either because it is their state of origin or because they are married to residents of the state or for any other reason, if they request it.

Meanwhile, the NYSC has announced that the 2011 orientation exercise for 95,000 Batch ‘B’ begins next Tuesday except in Akwa Ibom State where it would take off next Thursday because the camp is undergoing renovation.
NYSC Director General, Brig. Gen. Maharazu I. Tsiga, made these disclosures in Abuja Thursday at a press briefing organised in honour of seven corps members, who attended training at Barry University in the United States.
He noted that there had been no formal reaction from the Bauchi State government over the announcement, but emphasised that even when the government reacts, corps members would only be posted to the state when their security is guaranteed.
“Any state that we deny corps members will feel the pinch, but we cannot post anybody there because we have to show our concern,” he said.
He called on all local government councils in the country to establish NYSC security committee as stipulated by the Act establishing the NYSC so as to reduce the tension suffered by the corps members, while urging them to be security conscious.
“But all hands must be on deck to be security conscious as it is a team work. Do not hesitate to inform security agencies about any suspicious movement during the orientation and influx of visitors to the camps should be controlled,” he directed.
The 95,000 corps members being posted in this batch, he noted, was the highest number to be mobilised so far in a single service year.