Founder of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, General Dr Yakubu Gowon, Rtd, despite opposition, the plan lasted and is now over 50 years.
Gowon said when the NYSC administration, led by Director General YD Ahmed, paid him a visit on Friday to celebrate his 90th birthday.
Gowon thanked God for “sparing my life thus far, and I appreciate Nigerians for their goodwill towards me.”
He congratulated the Director General and the NYSC family for their goodwill visit.
Gowon also expressed gratitude “for the dogged commitment shown by successive batches of Nigerian graduate youths for ensuring that the Scheme lived up to the ideals of nation building, unity, and integration.”
Going down memory lane, General Gowon noted that “at first there was resistance from the youth at the inception of the NYSC.”
According to Gowon, “despite the initial misgivings, the scheme has grown to become a huge success story with immense contributions to national development.”
The DG and his crew impulsively sung “Happy Birthday” to the ecstatic nonagenarian.
They expressed gratitude to God for saving General Gowon’s life throughout the years.
General Ahmed stated that “the visit was to wish the former Head of State a happy birthday.”
The Director General presented the celebrant with a life-size birthday card on behalf of the whole staff and corps members around the nation.
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