by By Elijah Ugani
In line with the Covid 19 protocol, Cross River State gets 650 corps members for the 2020 Batch B Stream 1A service year at NYSC permanent orientation camp, Obubra Local Government Area, Cross River State.
This was disclosed by the State Coordinator, when contacted by The Lumine News.
His words “we are expecting 665 corps members because of the Covid – 19 protocol. We hope to get the best out of this number. We will have a shortfall compared to the expected number of corps members.
“We are in the camp prepared to received the corps members for the three weeks intensive drilling. With the few number of corps members expected in the camp, we are going to have shortage of corps members to deploy to various establishments in the state”
Nakanda further disclosed that “we are grateful to NCDC for the Covid – 19 testing at the entrance of the camp for both NYSC officials and corps members. With this testing, we are confident of a successful orientation camping”
Recall that NYSC Orientation camps were shut down across the country following the outbreak of the dreaded Covid – 19 pandemic. A development that almost frustrated the hopes of prospective corps members. However, with the reopening of orientation camps across the country, there seemed to be jubilation, especially among graduates that awaits the mandatory one year national service.
