Flood: No Passing-Out Ceremony in Bayelsa – NYSC

 

The NYSC Public Relations Officer in Bayelsa, Mr Pius Iyamah, made the information known to newsmen in Yenagoa on Wednesday.

Iyamah said, ``the passing-out which is scheduled to hold on Oct.18, 2012 without the usual ceremony.

``We will assemble them at the secretariat and call out their names to receive their certificates due to the situation in the state occasioned by the flood disaster. ”

Iyamah disclosed that the ongoing distribution of relief materials to flood victims had compelled the NYSC to shelve the ceremony.

The Yenagoa City Hall normally used for the passing out ceremony by the NYSC has been turned to a storage centre for relief materials, he said.

Reports say that the flood has also affected social and economic activities in Yenagoa, as almost every available space has been taken over by flood victims.

The victims are currently camped at the Indoor halls of Samson Siasia Sports Stadium, Bishop Dimeri Grammar School, and the premises of Community Primary School in Ovom, among others.