Kogi state coordinator National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mr Olayiwola Lasaki has appealed to the National Assembly not to heed to the calls asking for the scraping of NYSC, saying the organisation still remains the only veritable tool that can promote the unity of the country.
Speaking on Saturday during the 48th anniversary of NYSC scheme tagged “48 Unity March” organised for 2021 batch ‘A’ stream 2 orientation course at Asaya NYSC camp in Kogi state, the State coordinator described the organisation as a melting point where youth from diverse ethnic groups come together for the promotion of unity, cultural heritage and national development.”
He noted that the call at the National Assembly to scrap the 48 year old NYSC scheme can grossly affect the unity and peaceful coexistence of the citizens and therefore urged Nigerians and the federal government to protect the scheme to continue discharging its statutory roles of unifying the nation.
NYSC is like a melting point, which involves everybody. It should not be scraped. This is the only organization that encompasses everything called Nigeria. The culture and the people. In the camp you can see youth that converge here from across the country and those that came from outside the country to come and serve their fatherland.
“NYSC is for integration and it is for national development, NYSC stand for the promotion of unity and such organization should not be scrape because it depicts the unity of the country” he stated
While appreciating the Director General of the NYSC Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim for the carnival and the unity march at the camp, Mr Lasaki also commended him for his quality leadership and the way he handled the organisation during the outbreak of covid-19 pandemic in the country.
Earlier, Mrs Ugbomah Nseobong the head of socials, NYSC Kogi state, said the Scheme at 48 Unity March was a new innovation introduced to mark its years of existence to showcase the scheme’ achievements as a unifying factor in the common and collective strength of the youth.
Ignore calls to scrape NYSC scheme, Kogi coordinator urges FG, NASS
