The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III on Tuesday called on Nigerians to utilise the advantages of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme in promoting cultural and religious understanding to ensure harmonious relationship in Nigeria.
“If Nigerians should embrace the spirit of oneness and leave with one another harmoniously like that of corps members, issues of diversity will not even arise,” he pointed out.
The royal father added: “We should live as our brothers’ keepers and tolerate one another, irrespective of our background like, so that our nation will move forward as there will be no progress without unity.”
The Sultan who was speaking at an interactive session with the 2019 NYSC batch ‘A’ Corp members posted to the state, noted that the NYSC scheme is a catalyst for the promotion of national unity, mutual respect, religious tolerance.
According to him, despite various crises in different parts of the country, the NYSC scheme still remained a veritable tool for unifying Nigeria.
He urged NYSC members to always pursue issues that would contribute to the development of the nation.
The Sultan also advised the corps members to interact freely with members of their host communities, understand their values and respect them.
The NYSC Coordinator in the state, Mr Philip Enaberue, lauded the Sultan for his support for the scheme in the state.
He said 1,896 corps members were undergoing orientation at the camp in Sokoto state.
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