The Lagos state coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Eddy Megwa, has called on the state government to expedite action to complete the permanent site of the NYSC orientation camp.

Mr Megwa said on Wednesday in Lagos that there was the need for corps members posted to the state to stay together in the orientation camp.

He spoke against the backdrop of limited space in the Iyana-Ipaja orientation camp, which has resulted in some corps members being dislodged and posted to nearby states.

“The number of fresh graduates posted to Lagos to serve their fatherland is usually many, and for them coming down here and not being able to get accommodated can be worrisome and disheartening.

“On Monday, we had swearing-in for 2,041 corps members of the 2021 Batch B Stream One in Iyana-Ipaja but unfortunately we had to send 457 of them to Ogun and Oyo state respectively.

“It is not deliberate to dislodge those presently outside but the fact is obvious, there is limited space in the Iyana-Ipaja orientation camp for the 2,041 posted here,” Mr Megwa said.

The coordinator, therefore, appealed to the governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to fast track the ongoing project toward completion of its permanent site in Agbowa, Ikorodu.

“We want to relocate to our permanent orientation site in Agbowa, Ikorodu, where we belong and have enough space for present and prospective corps members being posted to Lagos.

“However, I must acknowledge and express my sincere appreciation to the governor for all his support to the management of NYSC here in Lagos,” he said.

He said that the ongoing construction of a 14,000-bed space capacity in the Agbowa, Ikorodu, permanent NYSC orientation camp would accommodate no fewer than 20,000 corps members posted to Lagos.