INTRODUCTION
Every society of
the world be it social political, economic, industrial and etc. calls for
innovations and or renovations. As such, the National Youth Service Scheme was
conceived at a time when Nigeria more than ever needed a systematic involvement
of all. Particularly the youths with their abundant energies and skills in the
task of nation building and acquisition of national consciousness. The event
that brought about the thirty- six months of civil war (1967-1970) and the
after effects lightened the need from a deliberate programme to:
i. Provide inter- ethnic understanding, integration and national
unity.
ii. Maximize the country’s human resources, utilization and accelerated
reconstruction and development.
Hence, the federal military government under Gowon’s administration drew up the
National Youth Service Corps Scheme (NYSC) as the most appropriate programme to
put the above mentioned consideration into action.
As good order is the foundation of all good things, the National Youth Service
Scheme widely acclaimed as one of the best legacies of General Gowon’s
administration, since inception, has continued to justify its purpose and
existence. One can therefore simply stated that the National Youth Service
Corps. Decree 24 of 1973 stated that the scheme is being established. “With a
view to the proper encouragement and development of common ties among the youth
of Nigeria and the promotion of National unityâ€. The scheme has like any other
human organization suffered some set-backs due to a number of constraints in
its efforts to attain the desire set goals in social, polices and economic
spheres of this great nation Nigeria.
Thus, this study
seeks to evaluate the purpose and role this scheme is expected to play towards
the development and unity of Nigeria as a Nation, as well as the extent to
which the scheme has really achieve this purpose.
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