What is the purpose of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), and why was it established? Has it achieved its objective of promoting national unity?
Answer:
NO! NO!! NO!!! Not at all.
The NYSC was established by the military government of General Yakubu Gowon through Decree No. 24 of 22 May 1973, following the Nigerian Civil War. Its stated purpose was to promote national unity, foster mutual understanding among Nigerian youths, and contribute to national development.
More than 50 years later, I believe the NYSC has failed to achieve its primary objective of uniting Nigeria.
This is because a country whose foundation was destroyed cannot be united by relocating urban youths to rural communities while relocating rural youths to urban communities.
Instead of going back to fix the foundation, General Yakubu Gowon continued to build on a faulty foundation with different cosmetic policies.
The country continues to experience deep ethnic, religious, and regional divisions, while many corps members have also faced security risks during their service. In my view, the scheme has outlived its usefulness.
For these reasons, I believe the NYSC should be abolished. As a military-era institution created by decree, it should not continue indefinitely without demonstrating that it has achieved its intended purpose. Nigeria should replace it with a modern, voluntary national service or graduate development programme that is better suited to the realities of a democratic society.
NYSC: A Failed Experiment!
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was established by the military government of General Yakubu Gowon through Decree No. 24 of 22 May 1973, with the stated aim of promoting national unity and encouraging the development of common ties among Nigerian youths.
NYSC is one of the military enactments where the civilized are sent to an uncivilized society, and the uncivilized are sent to live in and replace the civilized in urban society. The end receivers of this bad system are the Yorubas.
Since the Gowon military government established the NYSC in 1973 with the stated aim of bringing unity to Nigeria, has the NYSC achieved Nigerian unity? The answer is a big NO.
Therefore, the NYSC should be abolished, and each state should legislate and create its own system for its graduates.
NYSC was a failed experiment !
The best direction of focus in the South West may no longer be the forests alone, but the urban areas as well. To effectively prevent attacks in the South West, motorcycle transportation should be banned throughout Lagos and other South West and Yoruba states.
The unrestricted use of commercial motorcycles creates security challenges that can be exploited by criminal elements.
There should also be intensified inspections and monitoring of major markets such as Alaba Rago, Alaba International Market, and other large commercial centers. Those you are searching for in the forests may already be among you in the cities.
Unfortunately, many Yoruba governors have been perceived as complacent and slow to take decisive action. Political considerations often prevent the implementation of stronger security measures.
The state should also stop prosecuting Islamic jihadist terrorists under the secular Constitution, which often gives them second chances or can be manipulated in their favor. Instead, they should be judged under their own Sharia laws. They want Sharia, so give them Sharia sentences.
As flawed as the 1999 Constitution may be, it does not contain any provision that recognizes a category called a“repentant murderer.” Sharia law does not recognize a repentant rapist, let alone a repentant murderer. Only Jesus taught that a murderer should be forgiven when they have confessed all their sins, be sober and repent from all their sins.
All offenders must be punished under the law, and that is the only way to eradicate criminality in any society.
THE MOST WEAK PEOPLE IN ENTIRE AFRICA!!!
Ibo people are not emotionally intelligent enough to colonize or dominate any group of people because they easily expose their weaknesses through their insensitivity.
A man who accidentally became Oshodi-Isolo Constituency Rep. for just one term has already sidelined indigenous people by using the resources meant for the constituents to empower his tribal people in another man’s land.
Q: Why did Okey publish this part of his achievement?
A: Because Okey understands that Yoruba people cannot do anything illegal to respond to his stupidity, as they are law-abiding people, which some see as weakness while continuing to enjoy the fruits of Yoruba peaceful life.
I will urge Yoruba leaders in all positions of power to do their best to protect Yoruba land from being taken over through the evil One Nigeria constitution. Non-Yoruba people, especially non-indigenes who still have allegiance to their roots, should not be allowed to hold political office in any part of Yoruba land.
We must see the mass migration to Yoruba land as a danger to our existence and treat it as such, to avoid future genocide.
The Oshodi-Isolo Paradox: The "Stranger" Empowers His Kinsmen While Our "Brothers" Steal for Their Stomachs
Let us stop hiding behind the weaponized political correctness of "diversity." What is happening in Lagos State politics is not a "melting pot" or "inclusion"—it is the open-daylight stealing of Lagos State Indigenes ancestral political rights, packaged as a convenient lie so we hand over our wealth with a smile.
The recent brazen publication by Hon. Okey-Joe Onuakalusi @HOJ_Onuakalusi Imo State indigene representing Oshodi-Isolo—where he proudly listed the constituents he sponsored to China using our resources, has predictably triggered my fellow Yoruba folks. The list heavily favored his own kinsmen. But as an Awori man, my anger is not just directed at his audacity on my ancestral land. My anger is directed at the rot inside our own house that allowed it to happen.
Historically and administratively, Lagos State is roughly 84% Awori ancestral land, with the rest belonging to the Ijebu and Ogu people. Our Kings, like the Osolo of Isolo, are fully recognized, and our roots run deep. Yet, today, the true indigenes are treated as political spectators on their own soil. Why? Because the foundation of this hijack was laid by Yoruba non-indigenes. Politicians from Osun, Ogun, Ondo, and Ekiti migrated here, hijacked the local political machinery, and pushed the indigenous Awori to the back of the bus. They took our loyalty for granted, neglected the grassroots, and created a massive political vacuum.
By breaking the wall of indigenous representation, these Yoruba "strangers" left the door wide open. Today, non-Yorubas have simply walked in to claim the prize.
This broken system allowed non-Yorubas to easily step in and claim the spoils. Today, we are seeing the results: Okey-Joe Onuakalusi in Oshodi-Isolo, Thaddeus Attah in Eti-Osa, and historical precedents like Oghene Egoh in Amuwo-Odofin.
If you want to understand the sheer tragedy of this, look at the political directories for Nigeria. In Imo State, 100% of the political representatives—Senators, House of Reps, and Assembly members—are indigenous Igbos. They fiercely protect their ancestral land and resources. Yet, an Igbo man can leave his fully represented home state, ride a political wave into Awori territory, and take federal allocations (which are heavily funded by Lagos revenues) to empower his own tribe.
And here is the scariest part: Okey-Joe’s China list was made public. He didn't even try to hide it. If this level of brazen ethnic favoritism is what they have the audacity to do in broad daylight, imagine the contracts and resources being quietly siphoned behind closed doors.
But this brings us to the most painful, bitter truth that the Yoruba political establishment must swallow. Yes, Okey-Joe Onuakalusi is taking Awori resources. But at least he is actually using them to empower his own people! He is sending his kinsmen abroad for training in Elite Agriculture, Cyber Security, and Artificial Intelligence. He has a clear agenda to build the future of his demographic.
Now, I must ask our Yoruba non-indigenes who have monopolized Lagos politics for decades, and the few Awori politicians who manage to hold seats: What are you using your own "stolen" mandates for? Where are your own lists of Awori youths being sent abroad? What community are you building?
The tragic reality of Lagos politics today is this: the outsider who captures our resources is at least investing them to build his tribe, while our own so-called "Yoruba brothers" and local leaders pocket the funds to build mansions for themselves, leaving the grassroots empty-handed.
We can cry about Okey-Joe’s audacity on social media all we want. But until the Awori and true Lagos indigenes wake up, clean out the local political establishment that sold us out, and demand our rightful percentage of representation, our ancestral wealth will continue to be shared by everyone else but us.
Baba Awori.
@blockofbuilder Yoruba names do not necessarily mean a person is Yoruba or has Yoruba consciousness. The Yoruba are among the most infiltrated people in Africa. We pray that the Generation Z, with the ongoing awareness, will surely get it right. Yoruba men for Yoruba women = Yoruba descendants.
MY PROMISE TO THE APC: GIVE US A SON OF THE SOIL, AND WE WILL GIVE YOU THE SUPPORT AS INDIGENES.
For years, I have been a relentless advocate for one thing: An Indigene for Governor of Lagos State.
I am making my position crystal clear today: If the APC produces an authentic indigene like Otunba Lanre Jim-Kamal, I will personally lead the charge from the front lines to ensure victory.
Why Jim-Kamal? Because Lagos has had enough of "Ghost Infrastructure"—skyline projects that look good on camera but leave the people behind.
Otunba Lanre Jim-Kamal represents a shift from Concrete to Community.
While others build roads that forget the residents, Otunba is committed to Human Infrastructure. His vision is rooted in the principle of Fairness
For the Indigenes: An end to the era of being spectators in our own ancestral home.
For the Yorubas: Strengthening our regional identity and cultural backbone.
For all Nigerian Citizens in Lagos: A government that protects your business and family because it treats everyone with equity.
Human Infrastructure means:
Technical education that puts tools in the hands of our youths.
Healthcare that treats our elders like the treasures they are.
A Lagos where you don't just "survive" under a bridge, but thrive in a home.
APC, the choice is yours. Give us a leader who knows the soil. Give us Otunba Lanre Jim-Kamal, and watch the masses rise.
The Cap Fits. The Indigene is Ready.
Signed: Baba Awori
Àwọn Atounrewa, they seem to have forgotten that there are always boundaries between a father’s farm and a son’s farm. We are all Yorùbá, but we must respect boundaries. There are boundaries between Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin, even though they were all descendants of Jacob.
The children of Odùduwà should also remember and respect boundaries.
Our Yorùbá brothers and sisters from other states should be mindful that dragging into our political space will not end well. If you would not allow us such influence in your own land, then do not take the hospitality of our ancestors for granted or as a license to take over our political space. Enough of that nonsense.
I posted about it this year how the messenger sent to Yoruba people will end up liberating many other ethnicities while his people still continue to struggle with the https://t.co/f5pPBLR1pN’s happening.
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The Yoruba Awakening: A Call to Identity, Geopolitics, and National Order
The messenger, Aare Kurunmi Kakanfo, President of TYF, is sent unto the Yoruba people for deliverance from self-destruction, that their understanding may be awakened, and that they may know who they are and take their rightful place among the nations of the earth.
Behold, he ceaseth not to teach the message committed unto him, instructing in geopolitics through the weekly Yoruba Ronu series and during the weekly Nationalism Hour.
Yet many other ethnic nations, having heard this message, were stirred unto awakening. The Hausas and the peoples of the Middle Belt discerned in their histories a warning of that which must not be permitted in Yoruba land, and they were revived even before the house of Oduduwa had embraced either the message or the messenger.
Verily, Northern Nigeria shall not remain one bloc within the next five years.
O house of Oduduwa, arise and unite against the imposition of Sharia in Yoruba land. Demand the negotiated regional system of government agreed upon by your pathfinders of old.
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Restrain the South Eastern immigrants in Yoruva
THE REJECTED STONES:
Some were taken across the Atlantic Ocean from a place called the Point of No Return in Badagry to unknown destinations such as Brazil, Cuba, and beyond. The remnants were led to hate their own culture and traditions as they embraced the religion of their colonial masters.
Thus, the remnants adopted the culture and religions of their colonizers, even to the point of demonizing their ancestors and civilization. Meanwhile, those who were taken, though living in a strange land the land of their captors could not be convinced to abandon their culture, religion, and way of life. They saw through the true intentions of their masters and held firmly to their heritage, traditions, and beliefs.
Today, the whole world joins the descendants of those taken to celebrate the ancestors from whom they came. And the remnants now watch in dismay as the very heritage they once rejected rooted deeply in their origins is honored and celebrated by the great-grandchildren of those who were taken. What a world to witness.
I thank Olodumare that I am alive to see this.
Oro has no similarity with the Ozoro festival and doesn't involve the degradation of women.
It's a ceremony for the purification of a Yoruba society. All non-initiates (including women) are required to stay indoors.
Yoruba civilization and culture never degraded or undermined women; they were well-integrated into the highest levels of political, religious, and economic systems.
We even have Yoruba feminine deities like Osun, Yemoja, Olokun, Aje, Ọba etc
Don't lump us into your barbaric and demonic 'Nigerian' culture with your ignorance.
Yoruba culture and system prioritize civility and respect for women.
Go find another agenda.
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There is no Yoruba Christians, or Yoruba muslims, or Yoruba Isẹse etc, there is only one YORUBA, the bloodline of Oduduwa, Ọbatala etc. Religion ideologies will not separate us. We will stand against all forms of extremism without intimidation and keep Yorubaland secular.
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