The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has released
a statement addressing the loss of three corp members in different
camps across Nigeria, recently. The Management has promised to set up a committee
to investigate the immediate and remote causes responsible for the
loss.The statement reads;
The National Youth
Service Corps regrets the loss of three Corps members, Elechi Chinyerum
Nwenenda, Oladepo Ifedolapo (Read here) and Asuquo Ukeme Monday, (Read here) during the on-gong 2016 Batch 'B' (Stream I) Orientation Course in Bayelsa, Kano and Zamfara States respectively.
The
death of the trio followed brief illnesses and after medical teams in
the camps battled to save them in line with established procedures.
Their demise, coming in their prime time when they were bracing up for
further roles towards advancing their respective families, the nation
and the rest of humanity, came as a rude shock to us in the NYSC family.
On
behalf of the Management, staff and Corps members nationwide, I wish to
express our sincere condolences to the families of the deceased Corps
members. May the Almighty God grant them eternal rest and give their
families and the rest of us the fortitude to bear the irreparable
losses.
While we mourn the demise of these
Corps members, who, out of patriotic zeal, answered the clarion call to
serve their fatherland, we are constrained to correct the impression of
negligence being created in some quarters. Management wishes to state
that the welfare of Corps members has always remained topmost in the
priorities of the Scheme, and we have continued to strive to give our
best in that regard. The policy of the Scheme regarding healthcare
during Orientation course provides for the setting up of camp clinic
manned by qualified Doctors and other Corps Health Personnel.
The
clinics, which are also provided with drugs and other basic equipment,
are detailed to render round-the-clock medical services on camp with
standing arrangement to refer and ensure immediate movement of patients
to more sophisticated health facilities when necessary. We want to
inform the public that medical teams in our camps have always been
guided by the procedures of practice and in the most professional ways
possible.
However, in view of these unfortunate
incidents in Bayelsa, Kano, and Zamfara states, Management has set up a
high-powered committee to investigate the immediate and remote causes
of the loss the Corps members.
Management
appreciates the concern of stakeholders, and wishes to assure the
general public, especially serving and prospective Corps members as well
as parents and guardians that the Scheme will continue to take measures
aimed at ensuring the security and general well being of youths
enlisted to serve the nation on the platform of the Scheme.
Signed:
SZ Kazaure
Brig Gen
Director-General
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