By John Oba
Abuja
The federal government has debunked the rumours making the rounds that the Batch ‘A’ stream 2 of the National Youth Service Corps orientation course had been stalled for lack of funds as it has ordered the immediate release of funds for the exercise.
This followed the outcry by the scheme’s Director-General, Brigadier-General Sule Kazaure, to the National Assembly for help while appearing on Monday before the Senate Committee on Youth and Sport where he said all the affected corps members would remain in their various homes due to non-availability of fund arising from N13 billion shortfall in the agency’s 2016 budget.
But the NYSC, in a statement issued in Abuja yesterday by the Director, Public Relations, Abosede Aderibigbe, commended the federal government for its prompt intervention, approval and release of funds to accommodate the 2016 Batch A, stream 11 orientation course.
It read in part: “Management also wishes to use this medium to inform and assure prospective corps members, parents, guardian and the general public that the 2016 Batch A stream 11 orientation course holds as scheduled from Saturday, 21st May to Monday, 6th June, 2016 while the swearing in ceremony of the 2016 Batch A stream 11 corps members holds on Monday, 23rd May, 2016
“Prospective corps members are by this notice directed to print their call up letters online and collect from their various institutions of graduation.”
