This scheme (NYSC) wasn't an error afterall. It's establishment towards the fostering of our unity and continuity as Nation-State doesn't evolve either as an understatement or exaggeration but a chronicle of reality and truism.
With my experience, I hold that NYSC has successfully won me over, establishing this passionate bond between me and the East...Igbo people.
Frankly, I am from Osun State, South-Western part of Nigeria.

I grew up in the western part of the country; schooled in the South-West(UNAD, now EKSU) before graciously certified to embark on the compulsory National Service to serve my father-land in 2013.
Upon the notification of my State of NYSC posting, friends and subordinates regarded my posting an embarrassment but it wasn't afterall.

I served at Madonna Secondary School (a Catholic school), at Ugwuakuma in Arochukwu Local Government of Abia State, where life was so pleasantly beautiful to me.
The bottom line is that I enjoyed the best of the Igbo's.

My host community treated not only me but others in special ways. They love me and accommodated us, we love them in return and got to know more about their special and unrivaled culture.
The food combination, nature and language are altogether superlative!
Abia (Aros' precisely) people are kind people who treated us like kings and queens.
Na small remain self, I for no come home again but nostalgia for home prevailed. Because the meals cum soups; and more importantly their "products" are second to none. Nna enh, those factors odi too much (lol)!
Nnamabia; Ashurumgi; kedu koodu; ebelebe mfe; obi onmwa; Nwokonemfe; etc all na the language.
Flavour, weterem the music? I will prefer Ada-Ada or anyother one.
Igbo kwenu; una too much abeg!