AFTER P.O.P WHAT NEXT...

Today marks the final day of service for 2015 BATCH A corp members. All over the country the celebration of a successful service is a site to behold.

The NYSC scheme was created in a bid to reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country after the Nigerian Civil war. The unfortunate antecedents in our national history gave impetus to the establishment of the National Youth Service Corps by decree No.24 of 22nd May 1973 which stated that the NYSC is being established "with a view to the proper encouragement and development of common ties among the youths of Nigeria and the promotion of national unity".

As a developing country. Nigeria is further plagued by the problems attendant upon a condition of under development, namely; poverty. mass illiteracy, acute shortage of high skilled manpower (coupled with most uneven distribution of the skilled people that are available), woefully inadequate socioeconomic infrastructural facilities, housing. Water and sewage facilities, road, healthcare services, and effective communication system. . Faced with these almost intractable problems, which were further compounded by the burden of reconstruction after the civil war, the government and people of Nigeria set for the country, fresh goals, and objectives aimed at establishing Nigeria as:

• A united, strong and selfreliant nation
• a great and dynamic economy
• a land of bright and full opportunities for all citizens
• The government and people of Nigeria are not aware that sound and patriotic leadership is a precondition for the rapid social and economic development of the country. As a nation, Nigeria has been less fortunate in the kind of leadership that emerge to govern the affairs of the country in the period immediately after independence, a leadership whose achievements notwithstanding, was none the less ill-prepared. and generally not properly motivated to tackle the problems of socioeconomic under development, in the interest of the country as a whole.
• There is no gain saying the fact that the future of any country depends on the youths. The youths of Nigeria acknowledge this fact, and have consistently laid claim to the nation's leadership.
• While one may give credence to the saying that leaders are born, not made, one must also concede to the fact that leadership in a modem society requires a certain degree of preparation and orientation before the assumption of that role. 

Corp members express their happiness and gratitude to God for a life well spent in a location or village or town they have never been before. Many passed through so many ordeals during their service year, many lost their lives, many couldn't pass out. But thanks be to God for a successful service year.  

Corp members comments:

Gladys Dike: "  it is a thing of joy to be among the successful corp members that made it  to the PASSING OUT PARADE ceremony of 2015 Batch A.”

Okono Itoro:    “ NYSC is such a lovely experience for me, its really worth engaging…”

Mitchell Ogbonia: “ I have learnt so many things here in NYSC that will keep me moving in life…”

EmmanuelLoveday: "Double award. Finally God has done it..no more khaki.no more CDS. no more clearance.Am freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"

The big question now is after this promising ladies and gentlemen have left NYSC what will become of them in this era where employment is a major concern to the economy.