An appeal has gone to the National Assembly not to scrap the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for the sake of the unity of the country, particularly because the scheme remains the only veritable tool that can unify Nigerian youth.
The Kogi State Coordinator National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Taufik Lasaki, made the appeal over the weekend during the occasion of the NYSC at 48 Unity March 2021 held during the batch ‘A’ stream two orientation course at Asaya NYSC camp in Kogi State.
The state coordinator described the organisation as a melting point where youths from diverse ethnic groups come together for the promotion of unity, cultural heritage and national development.
He noted that the move to scrap the 48-year-old scheme can grossly affect the unity and peaceful coexistence of the citizens, urging Nigerians and the Federal Government to protect the corps to continue discharging its statutory roles of unifying the nation.
“NYSC is like a melting point which involves everybody. The organisation should not be scraped for any reason because it stands for the promotion of unity and such organization should remain to serve the citizens better.”
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