There indications that the National Youth Service Corps Orientation Camp in Abia State will soon wear a new look with needed facilities as the Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has directed the Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Nwobilor Ananaba, to visit the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camp in Umunnato, Bende Local Government Area, to ascertain the extent of deterioration with a view to fixing it.
The Governor who handed the directive on Friday when he played host to the State Coordinator of the NYSC in Abia state, Barr. Mrs. Gladys Adama, and her team, expressed shock over the reported dilapidation of the camp and further directed the Commissioner to work with the NYSC State Coordinator to immediately attend to the issues enumerated in order to restore the camp into a decent and secure environment.
Governor Otti restated the resolve of his government to prioritize the welfare of the people, adding that anyone who lives and serves in the State is considered an Abian.
“I have taken note of all the points you raised, including the well-being of the five thousand youth corps members, office accommodation, the challenge of fencing the camp, ambulance, the Coordinator’s residence, and, of course, payment of allowance by the State.
Earlier in her speech, Mrs. Adama, who reported that there are over five thousand corps members deployed to the state and working in various sectors, regretted that the facilities in the NYSC camp were left to deteriorate by previous administrations.
She disclosed that the Coordinator’s residence and other structures in the camp are all in bad shape with the walls cracked and the roofs leaking, revealing that a large portion of the camp’s perimeter fence had fallen off, while the football pitch is also in bad condition.
The Coordinator appealed to the State Government to consider paying corps members deployed to the state monthly allowances to serve as morale booster
