Muhammad Dare

Here are two aerial and interior shots of the Ogun State NYSC Camp. Ogun State govt provided what is widely regarded as the best NYSC camp infrastructure in this country (Google which state has the best and every single page has Ogun as first). The chairman of the NYSC Governing council also confirmed that the sagamu camp is the best in the country. It is in this confidence that we now have the overpopulation problem we are dealing with today, because everyone wants to rush here. Number of corpers posted here has increased from about 1,500 to 4500+. Ogun State became a victim of its own standards. Two weeks ago, Governor Dapo Abiodun gave every corps member in Sagamu camp ₦50k each. He also sent them 600 extra beds to accommodate the increasing population. Despite providing excellent infrastructure, supporting corps members financially and going beyond what is ordinarily expected of a state government, you people have chosen to portray Ogun State as the villain in what is fundamentally an NYSC deployment and capacity management failure. Ogun State cannot be held responsible for NYSC's decision to deploy more than three times the number of corps members the camp was originally accommodating. NYSC is the body with questions to answer. That being said, what exactly has Ogun State done to some of you that you have made it a habit to transfer the failures of other institutions to us? God will heal all of you!

It’s not Lagos State’s fault. It’s NYSC

This is what Ogun State NYSC Orientation camp looks like. The capacity is 2700-3000 at the maximum. Everyone gets this comfort. For the current batch, over 4,000 corp members were posted to this place. Direct posting has to be scrapped.

In Nigeria today, only two NYSC orientation camps are always overcrowded. Lagos and Ogun. Oyo is getting an increased number too. Soon they will join the league. Everyone is running to the saner clime. Direct posting corruption is aiding this.

NYSC Corp members posted to Ogun State: 2025 Batch A Stream II: 2,578. 2026 Batch C Stream II: 4,152. So, whose fault is the overcrowding going on at Ogun State NYSC Orientation camp? Is Ogun State in charge of posting of NYSC Corp members? The current number was so staggering that two weeks ago, the governor immediately ordered that additional 600beds be sent to the camp. (Which are the ones you saw on the floor of the hall in that video) You see, some of you are inherently clueless with your constant failed attempts to blame Ogun State for shouldering the responsibilities of NYSC’s failure. Typical of you lots, you are clueless when it’s time to channeling your frustrations to the right quarters.