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The Director, Press and Public Relations of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Eddy Megwa, has said that the Minister of Arts and Culture, Mrs…

The Director, Press and Public Relations of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Eddy Megwa, has said that the Minister of Arts and Culture, Mrs Hannatu Musawa, who is currently doing her one-year youth service is occupying the ministerial position in breach of the NYSC Act.

Speaking with our reporter over the phone, Megwa confirmed that the minister had been serving for the past eight months in the FCT.

He explained that it was against the NYSC Act for any corps member to pick up any government appointment until the one-year service was over.

He said Mrs Musawa was originally mobilised in 2001 for the youth service to Ebonyi State where she had her orientation programme but later relocated to Kaduna State to continue the programme.

He said it was when she got to Kaduna that she absconded and didn’t complete the programme.

Megwa noted that the scheme would look into the issue and take action where necessary.


Lawyers react

Reacting, Abeny Mohammed (SAN) said the action was a breach of the NYSC Act which stated that nobody would be legally employed or offer themselves for employment without doing the service and presenting the certificate or would have been exempted and had the certificate of exemption.

Mohammed said, “The situation we have at hand is that this person is still serving as a corper and she has been appointed a minister. It shows the inconsistency in our policies and disregard for our laws.”

Similarly, Femi Falana (SAN) said it was a violation of the law for anybody to still be serving in the NYSC and accept a ministerial appointment.

In a statement titled: “A Youth Corps Member is not Competent to be a Minister in Nigeria”, Falana said by virtue of Section 2 of the NYSC Act every citizen who graduated from any tertiary institution in and outside Nigeria and was not 30 years old shall be mobilised for the one-year compulsory national youth service, while any person above 30 was not eligible to participate in the service.”

https://dailytrust.com/its-wrong-to-be-minister-while-serving-nysc-tells-musawa/

It's not wrong

A corper is a servant
A minister is a servant.

FG can appoint a corper to serve as minister like many corpers engaged to serve as Electoral Polling officers by INEC.

-Lawlessness begat lawlessness. How do you expect someone whose entire life have been all shades of criminality to obey the law? Expects more impunity, lawlessness and unconstitutionality.

The DG of NYSC will be fired for this true statement. This young woman was one of those promoting the 4% unemployment drop lies and propaganda of the APC.

Tinubu is an epitome of lawlessness

President Tinubu must do the needful and replace her with Reno Omokri now

SalamRushdie:
President Tinubu must do the needful and replace her with Reno Omokri now

Why are corpers appointed during elections??

Mumu

Pwettylinda:


Why are corpers appointed during elections??

Mumu

Linda can you tell me one good reason what you insulted me this morning ? Are we not calling for the same thing?

We are still living in pretency and self denial in Nigeria.

So it's actually true she's serving and was appointed a minister.
I thought it was a lie by opposition to her nomination o.
No wonder she burst into tears and started telling lies of being from a poor background at the session.
Probably too evade any scrutiny.
So what good is this lady coming to do as minister?
Kai! Nija!!

Nobody can touch her, the President also appointed a 400L student into tax reform and policy committee but nobody dey cry ontop dat one, abeg it's too early for wailers to cry.

The nonsense Tinubu is doing

Nothing is wrong with this useless istration.

Anything goes Under the Govt of the USELESS/Demonic party called APC.

Lawless country.

Kukutente23:
So it's actually true she's serving and was appointed a minister.
I thought it was a lie by opposition to her nomination o.
No wonder she burst into tears and started telling lies of being from a poor background at the session.
Probably too evade any scrutiny.
So what good is this lady coming to do as minister?
Kai! Nija!!

Why Will you think it's a LIE, in the First Place? 😒

Are you not aware of that Tunji Minister that claimed he did NYSC in 2020
BUT he was in the House of Reps, same Period? 😒

These are the PATHOLOGICAL LIARS and Shady Characters, Druggie appointed as Ministers.😕🙁

sarkinbauchi:
A corper is a servant
A minister is a servant.

FG can appoint a corper to serve as minister like many corpers engaged to serve as Electoral Polling officers by INEC.

How you zombies defend every decision made by Tinubu be It good or bad baffles me

Have some shame zombie!!!!

Pwettylinda:


Why are corpers appointed during elections??

Mumu

Do you know the meaning of Ad-hoc staff?

Useless government

As rich as this woman is does she still need to have a sugar daddy?

Me I just want to disappear
into this universe.
Be the sun and the sand, 
the wind and the water 
moving aimlessly.
I want to be the dance 
between the earth, the sky
and the waves.
Be the energy that holds 
everything in its place.
And then I just want to appear
as a tiny human being
and open my eyes
and open my heart
to see myself.

Me sef no know o

amanda2013:
Lawless country.

the law is meant for the poor

Lols, its only in Nigeria that the laws would be clearly written, and decisions that are otherwise would be made

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SStMGU0HnU

If snake can swallow money in Nigeria what else is not possible. SHITHOLE country.

So corpers no deserve better position except classrooms. Jealousy

What a country!

She's almost done with her service, why are they shouting?

I never knew it was a crime to take up appointments doing service. I am just realizing. Or is it because it is a minister. Someone should clarify. abi no be this NYSC wey we through