Bayelsa State government has built a new orientation camp for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the state.
The new National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) permanent orientation camp is located in Boro town, Kaiama local government area of the state.
A statement signed by the director, Press and Public Relations, Mr. Eddy Megwa, Sunday in Abuja, said the Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, during the inauguration commended Governor Duoye Diri for providing a conducive environment through several gestures for the NYSC Bayelsa state secretariat, which has enhanced the smooth conduct of the scheme’s operations.
In his remarks, Governor Duoye Diri said the increase in the number of corps members posted to the state accelerated the government’s plan to complete the construction of the camp for the comfort of Nigerian youths posted to the state to serve their fatherland.
He directed that two new additional hostels be constructed at the camp, for male and female, to “provide friendly accommodation for successive batches of Corps Members that would be deployed to the State”
The governor also directed that each Corps member be paid N10,000 as transport allowance from the Camp to their respective Places of Primary Assignment (PPA).
The minister, who was represented at the ceremony by the NYSC Director General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed, said the governor’s administration has produced lots of people-oriented policies and programmes which resulted into dividends of democracy.
He stated further that the facilities at the orientation camp would not only ensure the smooth conduct of orientation courses but also serve as morale booster to corps members including the camp officials.
