Ogun govt explains why corps members were seen sleeping in Sagamu camp hall

The Ogun State Government says a viral video of corps members sleeping in a hall at the Sagamu NYSC camp showed a temporary arrangement during a registration exercise that ran late into the night.

The Ogun State Government has explained a viral video showing prospective corps members sleeping in a hall at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Sagamu, The Nation reports.

Kayode Akinmade, Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to Governor Dapo Abiodun, said the video captured a temporary arrangement during registration, which ran into the night.

He said corps members must undergo screening and credential verification by NYSC officials before hostel allocation. Those still registering at night were temporarily accommodated in the multipurpose hall with mattresses.

Akinmade noted that the camp received more than 4,300 prospective corps members this batch, compared with slightly over 2,000 previously, which strained facilities.

He stressed that registration and accommodation are NYSC responsibilities. He said the state had provided 500 mattresses, while the Akarigbo of Remo donated 300.

He recalled Abiodun’s approval of ₦50,000 each for 3,050 corps members in the previous batch to support transportation. He added that Ogun had been adjudged the best state in NYSC administration.