Ogun Government Explains Why NYSC Camp Is Overcrowded

 
(Ogun Camp Is Overcrowded. Photo by Galaxy TV)

The Ogun state government explained that the local NYSC camp got too crowded because a lot more graduates showed up than they were expecting.

The explanation follows outrage over a viral video showing people sleeping on mattresses packed closely together in a multipurpose hall.

Kayode Akinmade, Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to Governor Dapo Abiodun, said the camp normally takes a little over 2,000 corps members per batch, but this time it received more than 4,300.

He said the registration, screening and credential checks took so long that some people had to be housed temporarily in the hall, where mattresses were laid out for them.

He added that these processes are handled by NYSC officials, not the state government.

Akinmade said the state has still helped by providing 500 mattresses, while the Akarigbo of Remo donated 300 more.

He also said Governor Abiodun recently approved 50,000 naira each for 3,050 corps members in the 2026 Batch C Stream I to help with transport.

The NYSC spokesperson in Ogun, Mrs Tejumade Awoleye, declined to comment and referred questions to the state coordinator and the Director General of the scheme.

Why do we keep normalising abnormal conditions in Nigeria? This is the NYSC camp in Sagamu, Ogun State. You could show this video to a foreigner, and they would probably mistake the place for a prison hall. Our young corps members should never be subjected to such deplorable conditions. They deserve dignity, better facilities and a much better camping experience. https://t.co/J2JJMfYvDG

— Pat Utomi (@UtomiPat) November 9, 2026