The board of NYSC has denied suspending
2014 Batch ‘B’ 2nd stream orientation for prospective corps members
deployed to Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa, Jigawa, Yobe and Borno States
because of Ebola Virus spread. This is the update on the story.
A news titled “NYSC Suspends Orientation In 6 States Due To Ebola” caught my attention on Pulse NG
and I decided to dig dip into the matter. They claim that the
suspension was in line with a bid to ensure that the Ebola disease does
not spread further within the country. This news was also published on
several blogs and broadcast on some Nigerian Television Stations.
Here is the update on the news as reported by Leadership NG:
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
has stated as false reports aired on a national television station that
the orientation course for prospective corps members deployed to Bauchi,
Gombe, Adamawa, Jigawa, Yobe and Borno States has been suspended due to
the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease.
In a press release signed by its
management yesterday, the scheme explained that the orientation course
for Stream II was suspended due to the federal government’s
pronouncement that all schools currently on vacation should remain
closed to avert the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease.
It therefore stated that the report
aired was misleading and capable of causing fear and panic among
residents of the states mentioned.
‘’For the purpose of putting the record
straight, management of the NYSC took a decision in July 2014 to shift
the venues of orientation course for seven states; namely, Bauchi Gombe,
Jigawa, Borno, Yobe Adamawa and Kano, to other states due to security
challenges and the fears of parents whose wards are to be mobilised.
Therefore the orientation course in these seven states and that of Osun
as well as additional corps members for Lagos State was planned to hold
from 1st to 22nd September, 2014 under Stream II of the 2014 Batch
‘B’,’’ it said.