The House of Representatives has resolved to prosecute all personnel involved in the act of negligence that led to the death of six National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in camp recently.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara said this on Tuesday via his official Twitter handle, adding that the lawmakers observed a minute’s silence in honour of late Ms. Ifedolapo Oladapo and five other corps members who recently lost their lives at NYSC orientation camps.
Apart from commiserating with the family members of the deceased, Dogara tweeted that the House has resolved to summon the Director General of NYSC before the joint committees on health, youth and justice.
Read all his tweets below:
Today in @HouseNGR, we observed a minute’s silence in honour of late Ms. Ifedolapo Oladapo & 5 other corps members whom we lost this year.
— Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara (@SpeakerDogara) December 6, 2016
In response to these deaths, the House resolved as follows;
1. That the DG of NYSC appear before joint committees on health, youth & justice— Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara (@SpeakerDogara) December 6, 2016
2. That any and all personnel involved in the act of negligence be prosecuted.
3. That NYSC work with state governments to build permanent/— Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara (@SpeakerDogara) December 6, 2016
/orientation camps in all 36 states & FCT with fully equipped medical facilities & this should be provided for in the 2017 Appropriation Act
— Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara (@SpeakerDogara) December 6, 2016
4. Health and life insurance should be provided to all corps members during their service year.
— Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara (@SpeakerDogara) December 6, 2016
