Nigeria's News Agency reports that the orientation camp of NYSC, Batch C, Stream 2 resumed on November 28 and finished on December 19.
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, directed that during the Yuletide, no transportation union would transport any member of the National Youth Service Corps.
Boboye said this at the end-of-year meeting of the FRSC with transport union members as one of their programs on Tuesday in Abuja in preparation for the end of the year.
In ember months and beyond, he said the need for transport leaders to jointly combat road accidents called for concern.
"No transportation union should transmit any member of the corp and those leaving the orientation camp from 6 pm on Thursday, December 19, 2019.
"Any vehicle that violates this order will be seriously dealt with as the FRSC is committed to life and property safety.
"I will advise the state coordinators of various NYSC orientation camps to send signals to the representatives of the body in order to be aware of the details.
"This has become necessary to deal with road accidents and collisions that occur throughout the country during the festive periods.
"Our main concern is the safety of the lives of youth, goods, and Nigerians at large," he said.
The Corps Marshal, however, urged members of the NYSC to use legal parks and avoid roadside vehicles as they travel for Christmas and New Year to ensure their safety.
The Chief Executive, NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim also called on transportation union workers to give discounts to members of the corps traveling for Christmas and New Year.
Ibrahim warned members of the corps against unauthorized travel, boarding on the roadside, and traveling late at night.
He said Yuletide's high rate of transportation money was a concern, noting it might affect members of the corps.
"This is the main reason you see members of the corps boarding vehicles at night and sometimes on the side of the road.
"The assumption is that by boarding on the roadside, transportation prices would drop at night. That's not at all healthy, "he said.
The National Secretary, Nigeria Road Transport Employer's Association, Mr. Yusuf Adeniyi, replied by assuring that the directives would be passed across the country to ensure that transportation fare for traveling members of the corps is slashed.
"We will guide all offices across the country to bring down prices and provide their security with good vehicles," he said.
Source:(NAN)
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