The National Youth Service Corps
on Monday said corps members
would be mobilised in only two
batches in 2015.
They are 2015 Batch ‘A’ and 2015
Batch ‘B’.
NYSC has however shifted the date
of mobilisation for Batch A from
Tuesday, May 5, to Tuesday, May 26,
2015.
The Director of Press and Public
Relations in NYSC, Mrs. Bose
Aderibigbe, said this in an
interview with THE PUNCH while
clarifying a press statement on
Monday in which she said the
decision was “due to some
operational exigencies.”
Aderibigbe said, “Part of the
reasons is because of the
forthcoming general elections. You
know our corps members are
participating in the elections.
February 21 is when elections will
be rounding off and Batch A, that is
supposed to pass out, will still be in
service to continue with the
elections.”
The NYSC spokeswoman denied
that the action was due to fears
that there could be a repeat of the
2011 post-election violence.
She said, “No, which post-election
violence? It is not because of that;
we have three batches already in
service and they are all
participating in the elections. It is
not because of fear of post-election
violence.”
A earlier sent by the NYSC read,
“The management of the NYSC
wishes to inform the general
public, especially prospective corps
members, that due to some
operational exigencies, corps
members will be mobilised in only
two batches this year: 2015 Batch
‘A’ and 2015 Batch ‘B’.
“Furthermore, the 2015 Batch ‘A’
Orientation Course has been
scheduled to take place from
Tuesday, May 5 to Tuesday, May, 26
2015, and not in the month of March
as obtained in the previous years.
“All prospective corps members are
advised to check the NYSC website:
www.nysc.gov.ng for details of the
2015 Batch ‘A’ mobilisation time-
table and be guided accordingly,
please.”
by ROTMANLUV 2023-07-08, 17:34
