"...I think the intentions behind the establishment of the NYSC scheme are honourable. It gives young people the opportunity to see how people from other parts of the country live, to foster a sense of unity and to drive home the fact that even though we speak different languages, have different cultures, eat different food, practise different faiths, we are all one people, bound together by geographical boundaries and our humanity. Indeed, I have met many people from various parts of the country who tell me that they know so and so place in another part of the country, simply because they served there. Most of them remember their service year with nostalgia, recalling how the local community had embraced them and made their stay an interesting one. For most of them, that is the ex
I think the intentions behind the establishment of the NYSC scheme are honourable. It gives young people the opportunity to see how people from other parts of the country live, to foster a sense of unity and to drive home the fact that even though we speak different languages, have different cultures, eat different food, practise different faiths, we are all one people, bound together by geographical boundaries and our humanity. Indeed, I have met many people from various parts of the country who tell me that they know so and so place in another part of the country, simply because they served there. Most of them remember their service year with nostalgia, recalling how the local community had embraced them and made their stay an interesting one. For most of them, that is the extent of their interaction with that part of the country. They may not go back there again for the rest of their lives, but at least they have experienced life from the perspective of the people of the host community. The insight they have gained will stay with them as they move on to various positions of leadership and will help them to be more open and accepting of their brothers and sisters from all over the country.
tent of their interaction with that part of the country. They may not go back there again for the rest of their lives, but at least they have experienced life from the perspective of the people of the host community. The insight they have gained will stay with them as they move on to various positions of leadership and will help them to be more open and accepting of their brothers and sisters from all over the country".
- Akuna Ajim
Source; http://www.thenewsafrica.com/, May 2, 2011
"...Well-spoken, but I'd prefer that NYSC be modified and reformed, I have some ideas; instead of being out rightly scrapped. I believe its benefits far out-weigh the disadvantages.
ut I'd prefer that NYSC be modified and reformed, I have some ideas; instead of being out rightly scrapped. I believe its benefits far out-weigh the disadvantages.
-Nerfetiiti, Port Harcourt
Honestly,d Jos incident n other mayham dat involved corp members in recent time is not something one should pray 2 witness at any point, especially when u are at d funeral ceremony of a fellow corp member with words like these at d back of ur mind."dis could ave been anyone". personally i think the government should just allow members 2 serve in their respective zones,like south serves in south,north in d north n vice versa. i think dat'll help a lot.
-Physhayour, Lagos
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