Ogun State says more than 4,300 prospective corps members arrived at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Sagamu, putting pressure on accommodation normally used by just over 2,000.
Kayode Akinmade, media and strategy adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun, gave the figures in a statement on Monday after footage circulated of graduates sleeping close together in a multipurpose hall.
Akinmade said the hall was used temporarily for people whose registration continued into the night, pending credential checks and allocation of hostel spaces by NYSC officials.
He said the state supplied 500 mattresses, while the Akarigbo of Remo donated 100 and later another 200. He maintained that registration and hostel allocation were NYSC responsibilities.
An NYSC official identified as Awoleye disputed the reports when contacted by Leadership, describing them as a rumour and saying the camp was operating normally.
Punch separately reported that Ogun NYSC spokesperson Tejumade Awoleye referred its enquiries to the state coordinator and director-general.
Neither outlet reported a substantive response from the NYSC’s national headquarters by its filing time. It remains unclear whether all affected corps members have since received hostel spaces.
Sources: Punch; Leadership
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