Building Collapse: Oyebanji orders integrity test on NYSC Orientation camp

Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti has directed the State’s Bureau of Special Projects to conduct an integrity test on all buildings in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp at Emure-Ekiti.

It was reported that the governor’s order followed uinjury to two corps members on Friday due to the collapse of the toilet facility at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation camp at Ise-Emure-Ekiti.

Oyebanji gave the directive in Ado Ekiti on Monday during a meeting with the members of the Governing Council of the NYSC led by the Chairman, Mr Gold Adedayo, who is also the Commissioner for Youth Development.

He said that the directive for tests was to determine whether the buildings in camp were safe for the corps members.

According to him, the outcome of the integrity test will guide government’s further actions on the camp facilities in a bid to improve the overall living conditions within the camp.

Meanwhile, construction work commenced Monday morning on the new toilet facilities within the camp following the governor’s directive after the incident at the camp.

Oyebanji, who was briefed on the commencement of the construction of the 45 units of toilet and bathrooms in the camp at the meeting, also directed the state electricity board to provide solar- powered electricity at the camp.

While highlighting the need for an urgent improvement of the infrastructure in the NYSC camp, the governor assured the corps members of his administration’s continued support and recognition of their contributions.

“The issue of solar light, I will ask the people in charge of electricity to go there and see how we can put solar light. That will be done immediately.

Earlier, the State Coordinator of NYSC, Alhaji Riko Shuaibu, thanked the governor for his commitment to the safety and welfare of the youth corps members and for the approval for the construction of 45 units of modern toilet and bathrooms.

Shuaibu said that the purpose of the visit was to intimate the governor with the challenges of the NYSC camp and solicit the state government’s intervention.