NYSC Gombe Coordinator Debunks Claims of Denying Corps Members Without SLT License Access to Orientation Camp

The Gombe State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Chinwe Nwachuku, has strongly refuted claims that officials in the state denied 2024 Batch B Stream II corps members without Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) licenses access to the three-week orientation course.

In an interview on Sunday at the Amada Akko Local Government Area temporary camp, Nwachuku described the reports as a "blatant lie," asserting that all corps members, including those without an SLT license, were duly registered for the orientation program.

"That's a blatant lie. Corps members with SLT were registered on my camp," Nwachuku stated, urging the public to be cautious about spreading false information. "Those carrying such stories should get their facts right before they give out such messages. I wish all corps members the best and God's protection."

Corroborating her statement, Clement Daniel, a corps member from Benue State serving at the Amada temporary orientation camp, confirmed that he was allowed to register without any issues, despite not having an SLT license. Daniel, who graduated from Benue State Polytechnic with a Higher National Diploma in Science Laboratory Technology (Chemistry and Biochemistry option), stated, "I was allowed into the Amada Akko Local Government Area temporary orientation camp in Gombe State. I was registered without any delay. People should disregard the news going on that those without it were rejected."

Another corps member, David Lami, also affirmed that she was registered without hindrance at the camp, despite lacking the SLT license. "I studied SLT at the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, and I have been here for four days without my license, and I was registered. People should stop passing on fake news to avoid causing confusion and panic," Lami said.

Alfred Abosede, a graduate of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igbo-ora, echoed similar sentiments, saying, "I have been here since August 28. I don't have my license, and I was registered without questioning."

Raliat Adama, a graduate of Kano State Polytechnic, also dismissed the rumors, stating, "It is not true because I was registered without a license. I studied microbiology in the Department of Science Laboratory Technology. Peddlers of fake news should desist."

The clarifications from both the NYSC coordinator and the corps members aim to put to rest any concerns or misinformation regarding the registration process for the orientation course in Gombe State.