Don’t Believe The Fake News, We Didn’t Postpone June Allowee -NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps on Monday said it had not postponed the monthly payment of allowance (popularly called allowee), for the month of June.
The NYSC Director (Press and Public Relations), Adenike Adeyemi said the reports were the handiwork of mischief makers in the social media platforms.
She said, “Management hereby states that the release did not emanate from the NYSC.
It is the handiwork of mischief makers bent on deceiving corps members and should be disregarded in its entirety.
“For the avoidance of doubt, all qualified corps members shall be paid an allowance for the month of June.
“In addition, those passing out from service in July shall receive July stipend, as well as transport allowance.”
Meanwhile, the National Youth Service Corps has said it will not reopen orientation camps across the country until it is safe to do so.
The NYSC, in a statement on Thursday by its Director, Press and Public Relations, Adenike Adeyemi, any report that it was planning to open the camps was false
She said, “To put issues in proper perspective, it is appropriate to state that the National Youth Service Corps will only return to the orientation camps when it is very safe to do so, in view of the danger posed by COVID – 19 pandemic.
“The scheme places a very high premium on the lives of corps members, camp officials and other stakeholders which was the key reason it suspended 2020 Batch “A” Stream 1 orientation programme in March this year.”
The NYSC spokesperson added that even when it had been established that it was safe to open the camps, the corps would act when it had received the nod of the Federal Government.
“Accordingly, corps members and prospective corps members are advised to glean information concerning the scheme only from NYSC official sources – both the social and mainstream media.”
