NYSC Exercise: MURIC Urges For Postponement Over Coronavirus Outbreak

Director of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Prof. Ishaq Akintola, has urged on the postponement of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Batch A orientation camp due to the outbreak of coronavirus in the country.

This request was made by the Director of the group, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, in a  statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday.

He expressed his doubts over the idea of carrying on with the NYSC Orientation exercise in the midst of the outbreak.

According to the NYSC, certain preventive measures have been put in place to prevent any outbreak in its 37 orientation camps scattered nationwide.

“But we express doubts over the wisdom behind the resolve of the NYSC to carry on with the orientation exercise in the face of worldwide outbreaks,” he said.

Records has shown that more than 4,000 people in Wuhan, China had been infected by Coronavirus. As such an exercise that involves about 350,000 Nigerian graduates annually should be traded in caution.

“To be on the safe side, the exercise should be postponed by one or two months.
“We are talking of 350,000 skilled Nigerians.These are our children. They are the hope of this country. We should not put their lives at risk.
He, further, praised the Federal Government for steps taken to curtail the spread of the virus within the country, warning that an assemblage of youths across the nation for one month was dangerous.

“We, therefore, suggest an immediate suspension of all preparations for the 2020 Batch A orientation exercise in the interest of public safety until the coast is clear,” he said.