kenny987:


Like I said, choice. U can drag a horse to the stream but u cannot force it to drink. If a person refuses to blend or unite with others whether by choice or because the people are hostile and known to kill for sport then u cannot force them. It should be voluntary or people should be allowed to choose.

ilobasama:
Good move, but these options should be restricted to three different geo-political zones

Dahveydson:
It's effect will be both negative and positive. Soon there will be clamour for NYSC to be optional then there will be clamour for NYSC to be scrapped. This is just phase one.




Personally, I don't support this initiative, we are in 2015, youths served in 2010, 2011, 2012 at the height of the insurgency and they were not given option to choose. What's the essence of one choosing where they will serve, what they will learn about their country and which parts of Nigeria they wouldn't want to go. It defeats the whole essence of the scheme. Who will choose to serve in the north now? Sigh. The days of selfless service to the nation is coming to an end.

Dahveydson:
It's effect will be both negative and positive. Soon there will be clamour for NYSC to be optional then there will be clamour for NYSC to be scrapped. This is just phase one.




Personally, I don't support this initiative, we are in 2015, youths served in 2010, 2011, 2012 at the height of the insurgency and they were not given option to choose. What's the essence of one choosing where they will serve, what they will learn about their country and which parts of Nigeria they wouldn't want to go. It defeats the whole essence of the scheme. Who will choose to serve in the north now? Sigh. The days of selfless service to the nation is coming to an end.

kenny987:
What is the aim sef? You don't unite people by force! If they did not wish to be there or be joined with some others and they are sent there against their will, they will only endure and disappear once they can so why the pretence? Nobody likes to leave their comfort zone unless for identified economic reasons. Not to talk of a place like Nigeria where corps members are easy targets because to a large extent those posted to the North are likely Southerners and Christians so some idiots will pick them off easily.

Youth service should be voluntary or graduates should be posted within their geopolitical zones so everyone stays in their areas. The choice to go outside one's zone should be a choice and not for cosmetic national unity. Imagine those that were killed in 2011! Where was the unity?

sunnyb0b0:


How practicable is this? In the likely event that nobody chooses certain states, what happens?

kenny987:
What is the aim sef? You don't unite people by force! If they did not wish to be there or be joined with some others and they are sent there against their will, they will only endure and disappear once they can so why the pretence? Nobody likes to leave their comfort zone unless for identified economic reasons. Not to talk of a place like Nigeria where corps members are easy targets because to a large extent those posted to the North are likely Southerners and Christians so some idiots will pick them off easily.

Youth service should be voluntary or graduates should be posted within their geopolitical zones so everyone stays in their areas. The choice to go outside one's zone should be a choice and not for cosmetic national unity. Imagine those that were killed in 2011! Where was the unity?

ilobasama:
You are posted to a place but never forced to blend or unite with anyone. Nysc never forces you to blend or associate with anyone.

Anyway, different views from us all.

kenny987:
What is the aim sef? You don't unite people by force! If they did not wish to be there or be joined with some others and they are sent there against their will, they will only endure and disappear once they can so why the pretence? Nobody likes to leave their comfort zone unless for identified economic reasons. Not to talk of a place like Nigeria where corps members are easy targets because to a large extent those posted to the North are likely Southerners and Christians so some idiots will pick them off easily.

Youth service should be voluntary or graduates should be posted within their geopolitical zones so everyone stays in their areas. The choice to go outside one's zone should be a choice and not for cosmetic national unity. Imagine those that were killed in 2011! Where was the unity?

Koolking:
Not cool. NYSC was set up as a 'paramilitary' entity where corpers are deployed to any part of Nigeria to serve with all his/her might. Allowing corpers to choose where s/he wishes to serve will render the program not on tenterhooks and uninteresting. Close pals could be sent to serve in one particular state. Where's the fun and diverse experiences of Nigeria?

360command:
SW, SS, SE right! No time for the north, na north east I dey pity self.

kenny987:


The primary aim of the NYSC is to foster national unity. That is why I have said that unity is a conscious decision. The NYSC has not achieved that singular aim going by the Nigeria we see today despite attempts at an appearance of unity. If citizens don't accept and inculcate unity whether on the part of corps members or on the part of host communities where the corpers are posted to then what is the point?

oweman:



Those that died 2011.were.marjorly those.who collected money for electing riging meanwhile anyone that did or atempt to rig election is not fit to live should be frf to hyenas in UI zoo .

ilobasama:
Hehehehehehehe

Aitee1:
Good!!!

Now let the mallam serve themselves

closetoyou:
Let's understand d message well, it's not automatic, u choose 3 nd nysc makes d final decision

oweman:



Those that died 2011.were.marjorly those.who collected money for electing riging meanwhile anyone that did or atempt to rig election is not fit to live should be fed o hyenas i @ UI zoo .

TolaOluwatosin:
i know a lady from Akwa ibom posted to kaduna, after serving till date she is yet to return home, she probably have gotten a job

IVORY2009:
If dis writeup is true, d whole essence of setting up the National Youth Service Program would hv been defected, reasons is dat, students would now be concertrated on some geographical areas of the country, whereby neglecting other parts of the country and the program is meant to bring about unity across all geopolitical regions.
E.g. I am certain dat 75% of students would want to choose Lagos ==> Abuja ==> Port Harcourt, any of those hot cities for deir primary assignment.

kenny987:


The primary aim of the NYSC is to foster national unity. That is why I have said that unity is a conscious decision. The NYSC has not achieved that singular aim going by the Nigeria we see today despite attempts at an appearance of unity. If citizens don't accept and inculcate unity whether on the part of corps members or on the part of host communities where the corpers are posted to then what is the point?

Dahveydson:


...It defeats the whole essence of the scheme. Who will choose to serve in the north now? Sigh. The days of selfless service to the nation is coming to an end.