The Ogun State government has said that the overcrowding at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Sagamu is the result of a sharp rise in the number of prospective corps members assigned to the state.
State officials explained that the surge in postings has pushed the camp’s capacity beyond its limits, leading to the current congestion. No specific figures were released, but the government linked the situation directly to the increased deployment of graduates to Ogun.
The NYSC programme, a mandatory one‑year service for Nigerian university graduates, conducts orientation sessions in designated camps across the country before corps members are posted to their places of primary assignment.
Orientation camps such as the one in Sagamu provide accommodation, training and medical checks for new corps members. When the number of participants exceeds the facilities’ design capacity, conditions can become cramped.
By attributing the overcrowding to the deployment surge, the Ogun State government underscores the need for careful planning of future corps allocations to ensure that orientation facilities can accommodate all incoming members.
<small>Source: Punch Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>