The weekly Community Development Service (CDS) activities of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has been suspended indefinitely due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The announcement was made in a press statement on Friday in Abuja and signed by its Director of Human Resource Management Abdulrazak Salawu.
Abdulrazak Salawu, said the suspension put in place to help curb the increase of the COVID-19 spread across the country.
In the statement released, it explained that CDS meetings among Corpers across the country usually have a large number of persons coming in close contact. It also ordered all Local Government Inspectors to immediately comply with the directive.
The statement read: “Sequel to the pandemic of coronavirus globally and management’s concern for the well being of corps members nationwide, I am directed to inform you to suspend all Community Development Service activities until further notice.
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“This obvious course of action is directed by circumstances beyond our control.
“The sudden changes in many countries warranting social changes between persons and isolation of persons on account of COVID-19 present no other option, but to stop CDS activities because of large number of persons in close contact.
“With the abundance of caution, avoidance of errors is easily achievable.”