The Need for Counselling Psychologists in National Development

The world is changing fast. Each day throws up fresh challenges and opportunities. The past decade has thrown up challenges, specifically on the economic meltdown that is affecting all sectors. Crisis in the Niger Delta - the oil producing areas - over the sharing formula on accrued income from oil production that does not benefit the oil producing states, political and religious crises, for instance, the Boko-Haram insurgence in the northern states and corrupt leadership in all sectors in Nigeria. Currently, our youth‘s future is at risk due to mass unemployment that has been an issue on the national security and development. These have resulted in a chain of problems towards social and moral values decadence in the country. In order to reduce all the aforementioned problems, that have been hampering national security and development, the need for counselling psychologists‘ intervention is required. Counselling psychologists should be ready to face challenges in building the nation. Private organisations should not be left out from counselling programme. All aspiring leaders and those leaders in power need periodic counselling intervention towards achieving the set goals for national security and development.