Despite the spate of insecurity in the country, the National Youths Service Scheme (NYSC) has been charged to go around the country and educate Nigerians on its significance in national unity and nation-building.
In the same vein, Nigerians have been urged to rededicate themselves to the task of uniting the country, in the spirit of the visions championed by the country’s forebearers, focused on cementing the country’s unity.
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State made the call when the national governing board of the NYSC led by its chairperson, Fatima Ballah Abubakar, paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Sokoto on Tuesday.
A press statement signed by the special adviser on media and publicity quoted the governor said: “We believe in the oneness of Nigeria. We believe all of us must work together for the common good of our people.
“The scheme that you are leading is very central and important in the promotion of national unity and cohesion.
“All men and women of goodwill should continue to support this scheme because we have seen a lot more of its advantages and what it has been able to do to bring people together; and, cementing our relationship, which we need now more than ever before as the fabric of our nation has never been so challenged in the last few years.”
He, therefore, admonished the management of the scheme that: “it is important that you go round and kind of sensitize the people on the significance of this (scheme).
“Yes, there are security challenges, we must allow our children to go round the country and see the kind of country they have so that that may reinforce their beliefs in the unity of Nigeria.
“If you are in your corner, either in the South-East or in the South-West, South-South; North-Central or North-East, without visiting the other part of the country, you may not know what obtains in the next place, what they have to complement each other,” he added.
He further added that: “But by the time you go round, either in the course of this scheme or as citizen that is trying to know more about this country, you will come to understand that Nigeria is indeed a blessing to all of us who are Nigerians, the black race and humanity.”
According to him, the earlier Nigerians “come to the realization of that and work together to make it work, the better for everyone. Nigeria can work. Just like every other nation, some of them that are doing well today, have had their trying moments. We have had ours and by the grace of God we shall surmount it and continue to build and have a greater country that we call be very proud of.”
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