Promoting National Unity

OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, students should be able to explain

The means of promoting national unity

How individuals can promote national unity

Promoting National Unity

Promoting national unity is the work of everybody in the country, the government and individual should be involved in the means of promoting national unity.

Establishment of institutions (such as unity school): Various institution like unity schools are established for the purpose of promoting unity in the country through accommodating children from any part of the country and giving hem opportunity to learn.

National languages: Despite about the 350 different ethnic groups in Nigeria with different dialects, efforts are being made to promote a national or an official language. For instance English language has been recognized as the official or national language.

Employment and Labor mobility: The federal government employs and transfer workers from different cultural groups to work elsewhere in the country.

Trading activities: The opening of markets in cities and local areas have made people to exchange goods and services together and therefore help to encourage integration.

N.Y.S.C. (National Youth Service Corp) Program Me: This program me is established by the federal government in 1973 to bring about unity among graduates from different institutions, educated fellows to come together from different state to serve their nation for a period of one year.

Transport and communication: Road network, railway lines, telecommunication, bridges and airways are built and constructed by government at various levels to link up rural with urban areas and to ease movement of the people from one place to another, thereby promoting national integration.

How Individuals can promote National Unity

• Must be able to tolerate other people
• Must be hospitable, show warmth and affection to others.
• Avoid discrimination
• Allow inter marriage, example of inter marriage is when a Yoruba woman is allowed to marry an Igbo man.
• Must develop relationship with others
• By showing love and concern for others.

Test and Exercise

The N.Y.S.C was established in the year (a) 2005 (b) 1973 (c) 1990 (d) 1995.

Individual can promote national unity by (a) Avoid discrimination (b) disobeying the national laws (c) embezzling public funds (d) fighting with everybody.

The following means are the ways by which the government can promote national unity except (a) N.Y.S.C scheme (b) National language (c) Establishment of institutions (d) Encouraging corruption.

N.Y.S.C means (a) Nationalize Your Skill and Cost (b) National Year of Suffering and Commotion (c) National Youth Service Corps (d) Nigeria Youth Serving Christ.

National unity is possible in Nigeria. true/false.