NYSC: The uniting agents of Nigeria
NYSC: The uniting agents of Nigeria
The 2019 Batch 'A' corps members cultural competition held at the NYSC, Ede multipurpose hall, on 3rd April proved that corps members are the real agents of unity in Nigeria.
This is the message passed across by the 2019 Batch 'A' corps members cultural presentation during the social activities organized by NYSC. At the beginning of the event was the dancing competition saw dancers from platoons 2,3 and 4.
All the dancers, both male and female, were dressed in an unprecedented Igbo, Hausa, and Yoruba cultural attire which glittered the cozy hall with its well combined and diversed colours. The dancers for each platoon represented the beauty of diversity in Nigeria. Knowing that the cultural dances of Nigerian tribes are used for so many purposes which include: unifying the members of a tribe; telling folktales or the history and traditions of a community; showcasing the wealth and strength of a tribe, the NYSC Social Activities is one of the good things that happened to Nigeria in terms of unifying the country.
Each platoon dancers combined four dances namely the Koroso dance originated among the Fulani and Kano people of Kano State, the Ekombi dance which is peculiar to the Efik people of Calabar, Cross River state, the Nkwa-Umu-Agbogho Dance which has its feet among the people of Eboyin State and the Bata Dance which is one of the traditional dances of the Yoruba people of south west in Nigeria. The dance is associated with Sango, the Yoruba god of thunder who was said to be athletic during his days. However, the Hausas, the Igbos and the Yoruba dancers like other corps members on camp look as one family living in harmony in the same house.
During the drama presentation by platoon 5, 6 and 10, the hall got filled with emotions for realizing that Nigeria is indivisible. This was the view of Ogbonna Bright one of the actors when he said "with what has been happening in Nigeria since 1960 and we are still together, He believed that Nigeria can never be divided. Just that our Leaders need to learn from the NYSC, how corps members live in the camp where all tribes are given a sense of belonging.
What startled the spectators who are also corps members was the fact that it seemed as if all the three platoons worked together to bring out or to present the same topic which is unity in different ways. But when each of the platoon leaders were approached, they concluded that this is a matter of coincidence and may be as a result of the common unconscious observation of all the corps members during the camp activities.
At the end of the social cultural dance and drama, corps members were thrilled and the expressions on their faces showed that they were proud to be Nigerians.
The 2019 Batch 'A' corps members cultural competition held at the NYSC, Ede multipurpose hall, on 3rd April proved that corps members are the real agents of unity in Nigeria.
This is the message passed across by the 2019 Batch 'A' corps members cultural presentation during the social activities organized by NYSC. At the beginning of the event was the dancing competition saw dancers from platoons 2,3 and 4.
All the dancers, both male and female, were dressed in an unprecedented Igbo, Hausa, and Yoruba cultural attire which glittered the cozy hall with its well combined and diversed colours. The dancers for each platoon represented the beauty of diversity in Nigeria. Knowing that the cultural dances of Nigerian tribes are used for so many purposes which include: unifying the members of a tribe; telling folktales or the history and traditions of a community; showcasing the wealth and strength of a tribe, the NYSC Social Activities is one of the good things that happened to Nigeria in terms of unifying the country.
Each platoon dancers combined four dances namely the Koroso dance originated among the Fulani and Kano people of Kano State, the Ekombi dance which is peculiar to the Efik people of Calabar, Cross River state, the Nkwa-Umu-Agbogho Dance which has its feet among the people of Eboyin State and the Bata Dance which is one of the traditional dances of the Yoruba people of south west in Nigeria. The dance is associated with Sango, the Yoruba god of thunder who was said to be athletic during his days. However, the Hausas, the Igbos and the Yoruba dancers like other corps members on camp look as one family living in harmony in the same house.
During the drama presentation by platoon 5, 6 and 10, the hall got filled with emotions for realizing that Nigeria is indivisible. This was the view of Ogbonna Bright one of the actors when he said "with what has been happening in Nigeria since 1960 and we are still together, He believed that Nigeria can never be divided. Just that our Leaders need to learn from the NYSC, how corps members live in the camp where all tribes are given a sense of belonging.
What startled the spectators who are also corps members was the fact that it seemed as if all the three platoons worked together to bring out or to present the same topic which is unity in different ways. But when each of the platoon leaders were approached, they concluded that this is a matter of coincidence and may be as a result of the common unconscious observation of all the corps members during the camp activities.
At the end of the social cultural dance and drama, corps members were thrilled and the expressions on their faces showed that they were proud to be Nigerians.
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