DisGuy:
Kwara State Government on Thursday delivered four hundred new mattresses, two hundred double trunk beds, ninety wooden benches and several consumable drugs to the Yikpata Camp of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), in a concrete step to make the camp liveable for the graduates deployed for the national service.

This comes just a few weeks after Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq paid an unscheduled visit to the camp in Edu local government area of the state, calling it a ‘penitentiary that is not fit for human living’ and pledging to urgently rehabilitate the camp to make the users more comfortable.

The Governor, who visited the camp on June 19, had also apologized to the NYSC members and said the condition at the camp represented the general breakdown of basic infrastructure in the state. He said the visit to the camp was a challenge for him to make things better.

https://kwarastate.gov.ng/one-month-after-the-visit-kwara-gov-reequips-decrepit-nysc-camp/

is it true?

calculator123:
After the whole wahala of yesterday, I couldn't bathe at night because no water and I was told that water was sold at #50naira per bucket. I thought it was a joke until i woke up today by 2am to bathe.
The crowd I met no be here oh, I was number 200 on the line. Within 5mins, the line was more than 500.
I waited patiently for another hour or so before it got to my turn. The moment I paid and left, the water finished.
I just thanked my ancestors and left for the hostel.
On getting there, I asked where the bathroom is, they laughed me no be small. I later realized bathing and shitting was done in the open. As for the shitting, you use shit and dodge technique.
I had my bathe sharp while economizing water and sold the water left to the highest bidder for #30.
By the way the room was a mini-oven. I swear the heat emanating from there can bake bread no joke. I kuku brought out my bed to the balcony why hugging my phone tight like my wife to avoid stories.
The most valuable thing is this camp isn't your money, phone or other gadget but your water..
A guy dropped his water to get towel only to return and met empty bucket. The guy curse, swear and all sort to no avail. The thief no send am oh. I kan dey pity the guy sef because he was the number 15 on the line despite paying money for the water, now water has finished.
Let me return to sleep, I have registration slated for 7am. I hope see una later.
Adios

calculator123:
Apologies for posting late. Charging my phone was damn hectic.
Back to the gist. We finally got paid our bicycle allowance of #1800 today which was promised. The money came at the right time because I was running low and cash and the no ATM here to withdraw except for those POS guys that charge 7% on every withdrawal.
The food thus far has been fair, although a beggar has no choice. I am no OBO to eat from Maami market everytime. I just buy my necessities.
I finally found a camo crush, she happens to be a private in the military. She is a black, slim and beautiful lady, my spec.
I made my feeling known to her to my dismay, she didn't react the way I expected because I thought he was going to punish me for Dearing to chyke her. She just laughed and said those words that scattered my feelings, "I am a married woman with 5 kids" I shock and after a back and forth discussion, I discovered she last saw her family last 2 years. The only means of conversation is via phone. Immediately, I picked interest and we gisted for a long time. She even invited me to her base for more discuss and she offered me Chow which I gladly accepted.
I just found myself a first female military friend

pray they don't post you to patigi, baritone, Kaiama and edu because if they do, forget about going home until after service

kedaj:
I was also in platoon 5 at yikpata camp 3years ago and we share similar experience..
Yikpata camp is the worst in Nigeria..

olite93:
Current yikpatarian... Not too bad.... D weather no b here. Cari special moni 4 drinking water. D camp director is kind n caring... Funny adamu, smiling ade.. Nice soldiers. Not my worst experience.

ibiba55:

Especially Edu

calculator123:


Lol, I remember Adamu. You can share your experience for future PCM

calculator123:
Okada drop me here .
I am going go share with you guys my journey thus far as a PCM at Yikpata camp in Kwara State.
My journey began on the 27/03/19 being Wednesday. We booked a bus straight from Oshodi to Yikpata for 3,500naira and we were 14 in number.
When I told people that I was posted to Kwara, they said no be Kwara were dey Lagos backyard. Those people really missed the point oh. I spent 9 good hours on transit to camp, my yansh was in Sifia pains.
Got to camp around 7pm and started registration same day.
You queue before getting on the queue, it was stressful exercise. At 9pm, the officials told us to return today being Thursday to continue the process after wasting 2hours doing nothing chai. I was pained.

IF IT AIN'T STRESSFUL, IT AIN'T NIGERIAN
cc: yokiti, CrazyMan

Push to FP

Haywhybaba007:
Mesef nah ex yikapatarian, 13c. Reading here that the camp has changed from what it used to be really gladdens my heart. Really enjoyed my 3 wks in that camp that year. l stayed in the dat male hostel close to mosque( can't remember the name), Dat year the Ecomog hostel get bad boys pass. I was Posted to Moro LGA, Jebba to be precise, Dat town get at least 14hrs of uninterrupted power supply. HV being planning my vocation to that town ever since l passed out but the plan is always hitting the rock.

Yikpata camp....first with that sweet/bitter experience.