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Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), Nigeria's former military leader, made the statement while extoling the virtues of the Act which established the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) scheme at a Sensitization Workshop held in Abuja Wednesday.

According to him, in spite of all the setbacks confronting the country, on the face of things, Nigeria is still advancing.

Gowon said: “Nigerians should call to mind the bold step we took over 46 years ago to provide a platform for young Nigerians to play their part in actualising our vision of a united, peaceful and prosperous Nigeria.

“A world of difference exists between the NYSC in 1973 and today. We started the Scheme not long after the civil war with less than 4,000 corpers.

“Today, the current Director-General is handling about 350,000 corps members at once. That shows you the growth of Nigeria itself. Such phenomenal rise alone depicts the nation is moving forward irrespective of what is being said in certain quarters.

Speaking through Col. Ahmadu Ali (rtd), former Minister of Education and pioneer Director-General of the NYSC, he contnued: “Those of us who have served this nation and know what is going on, know that Nigeria is going forward despite the internal and external setbacks,” Gowon.

The remark comes at a time many Nigerians are criticising the government's alleged inability to revitalise the economy and to tame the tides of insecurity sweeping many states in the North and recently, the South West amid continous agitations for restructuring by the South-east and the middle belt regions.

This one is basking and disturbing our ears with past glory,...meanwhile the rest of the world have moved on in technology and medical breakthrough s while we are still talking about cows,cows and finally more and more cows,..mowing down his own ppl and stampeding their villages and towns

gowon is a bastad

Foolishhh man that sold his people out, northern cow

Does he mean moving forward in backwardness? That’s the only way I see his words to be .

When they make a list of the greatest fools to ever live.

Gowon's name will be 1 - 50/

Look at the number 1 sellout of Black people still talking

Smartest General,he's always pretending as if nothing has ever happened .

For real

TarOrfeek:
When they make a list of the greatest fools to ever live.

Gowon's name will be 1 - 50/

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We became the lost generation, the day we arrived on time at the train station but still missed the train of life - Mzilikazi Wa Afrika


The same people that destroyed Nigeria still rule us today.
Gowon pray that the innocent people that died in the Civil War of 1967-1970 will forgive you. I pray God forgives you. Stay off anything spotlight in Nigeria and the World.

The same Country you claim is moving forward kept Nigeria in this backward condition...

He meant to say two steps forward, ten steps backward.

Please don't take this stupidity to your grave.

GOWON you have spoken the minds of majority of Nigerians.

We are certainly moving forward in
Poverty
Nepotism
And
Insecurity

This man is insane. I mean even if herdsmen would have finished his people in the plateau and he was the only one left, he'd still come out to tell us about one nigeria? Like seriously is history right about this man? Because cowardly instincts supersede the heroic jamboree that's always ascribed to his name.

A general will always support his likes BUT please tell this man that his probably sleeping on a bicycle cos this is 21st century,eye don open...
Even buhari himself talk am say if naija no work for you make u jaapa ( that means he knows things are not working).
Good morning naija not Nigeria ( presently Nigeria as ceased to exit cos this is not what our for fathers fought for )

What do you except from an idiot who couldn't see his writing on the wall despite being close to it. Don't mind the idiot named Gowon. He just doesn't want to accept his mistake of forcing a failure into the world.