The House of Representatives, on Tuesday adopted a motion to investigate the unfortunate death of Miss Rachael Oladepo, a Corps member at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in Kano.
The motion presented by Rep. Olufemi Fakeye (Osun-Osun), was unanimously adopted by members through a voice vote.
Moving the motion, Fakeye expressed concern over the nationwide news media reports last week on the sad demise of Miss Rachael Oladepo while at the Kano orientation camp.
He noted that Miss Oladepo, before her unfortunate demise, was aged 26, a first class graduate in Aviation Transport Management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho and a native of Osun State.
According to Fakeye, Oladepo, she became sick few days after she reported to orientation camp on Friday, November 25, 2016, and reported her condition to the camp authorities who thought she was feigning sickness.
The lawmaker further informed the house that, late Oladepo was admitted at the camp clinic under the supervision of an NYSC doctor supported by NYSC nurses.
Fakeye further expressed concern that the camp clinic may not have been adequately equipped as the late Oladepo was reportedly given some "placebo" and later injection with some substance which worsened her condition.
He added that because Oladepo's medical condition did not improve many hours after being admitted at the clinic, she was belatedly evacuated to another hospital where she reportedly died.
Contributions by lawmakers to the matter lasted well over 90 minutes because Members expressed dissatisfaction with the poor conditions corp members are subjected to.
The lawmakers decried the low quality of food, health facilities, the dilapidated infrastructures in most of the camps in different states.
Whilst contributing to the motion, Leader of the House, Rep. Femi Gbajebiamila, said that "this is one but too many deaths that should not be overlooked"
He said that all involved in the negligence of the act including the Director General should appear before the Committees on Healthcare Services, Youths Development and Justice.
Gbajebiamila said that the NYSC should work with States governments to provide better health care services fully equipped in all the camps of the 36 States in the country and ensure its inclusion in the 2027 budget.
The house resolved that health insurance should be provided for all youth Corp members in the country.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, therefore referred the motion to the committees for compliance and report back to the house within four weeks.
The house later observed a minute silence for the souls of the departed Corps members.
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