THE REAL REASON I ESTABLISHED NYSC – YAKUBU GOWON EXPLAINS
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon said his purpose for setting the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme was to obtain national union and unity among Nigerians.
He declared this in Abuja at a sensitisation workshop on the NYSC Act, Cap N84 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria under the theme, ‘NYSC: Call to service.’
Yakubu stated in a speech read on his behalf by the first director of the scheme, Senator Ahmadu Ali:
“When my administration established the NYSC with the promulgation of Decree No 24 of May 22, 1973, the objective was to ensure that Nigeria remained an indivisible entity that would be focused on sustainable development.”
It was the cause, according to him, he was undeterred when the initiation of the scheme attracted, not only criticism but protests across the country.
