Niger State governor, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu said that the sum of N 500 million would be needed for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Niger state permanent orientation camp, even as the NYSC gave an indication to take orientation camp to Kwara State.

The Governor disclosed this yesterday when the Director General of NYSC, Brig. General Nnamdi Okorie Affia visited him and told him about decision of the Directorate of NYSC blacklisting Niger state as one of the states unfit to host Corps members and moving the orientation camp from Paikoro in Niger State to Ilorin, Kwara State.

The Director General had stated that there was no security guarantee in Paikoro, where the temporary orientation camp is located, for Corps members to hold orientation exercise in the state.

Affia said "I received reports that Niger state has no security guarantee in the temporary orientation camp in Paikoro for Corps members to hold orientation this year. So I have decided that they will be taken to Ilorin for the orientation like we have done in Yobe, Bornu and Kano States. We will bring them back after the orientation exercise for their primary assignment.

"But however, due to the letters forwarded by the state governor, I have come to the state to see the alternative temporary orientation camp provided for the orientation exercise and to inspect the place before rescinding or maintaining my decision on whether or not the next orientation exercise will be conducted in the state", he added.

Governor, based on the decision of the NYSC, pleaded that  the state should not be branded as unfit to host NYSC members, assuring the Director General of the safety of corps members posted to serve in the state.

"It is granted that with seven bomb explosions, Suleja have been classified as an emergency area but the federal government have already taken over the issue by declaring a state of emergency. It will be unfair to brand and declare the whole state unfit to host corps members", he declared.