The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 8 to hear a suit asking it to sack the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, from office for not possessing a valid discharge certificate issued by the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC.



The Chief Judge of the high court, Justice Abdul Abdu-Kafarati, has assigned the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/712/2018, to Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu for expeditious hearing. A constitutional lawyer, Mr. Francis Obalim, had approached the court, praying for an order quashing and setting aside Mrs. Adeosun’s appointment as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari, same being an act done in circumvention of a condition precedent and in contravention of mandatory Sections 12, 13 and 14 of the NYSC Act which is an integral part of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
He maintained that Adeosun who was cited as the 1st defendant in the matter, was not qualified to be employed by the Federal Government of Nigeria either as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or in any other capacity whatsoever, without first presenting a valid discharge certificate issued by the NYSC.

The plaintiff, through his counsel, Mr. Johnmary Jideobi, sought an order of perpetual injunction restraining FG from further according a Ministerial status to the 1st defendant, until she presents a valid certificate of discharge regularly issued by the NYSC.

He wants the court to compel the 1st defendant to refund forthwith to FG, through the Treasury Single Account domiciled at the Central Bank of Nigeria, all the salaries, emoluments, allowances and such other benefits she has enjoyed since her resumption as a Minister in 2015.

Other defendants in the suit are the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and Clerk of the Senate.
The lawyer prayed the court to determine, “Whether upon an intimate reading and complete understanding Sections 12, 13 and 14 of the National Youth Service Corp Act which is an integral part of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, the 1st Defendant is qualified to be employed by the Federal Government of Nigeria either as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or in any other capacity whatsoever without first presenting a valid discharge certificate issued by the National Youth Service Corp?

As well as, “Whether the appointment of the 1st Defendant by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria] and the subsequent confirmation of same by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are not a nullity and therefore liable to be quashed and set aside being acts done in circumvention of a condition precedent and in violation of Sections 12, 13 and 14 of the National Youth Service Corp Act which is an integral part of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended?
Upon determination of the questions, he sought for, “A declaration of this Honourable Court upon an intimate reading and complete understanding of Sections 12, 13 and 14 of the National Youth Service Corp Act which is an integral part of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, the 1st Defendant is NOT qualified to be employed by the Federal Government of Nigeria either as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or in any other capacity whatsoever without first presenting a valid discharge certificate issued by the National Youth Service Corp.

“A declaration of this Honourable Court that the appointment of the 1st Defendant by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria] and the subsequent confirmation of same by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are a nullity and therefore liable to be quashed and set aside being acts done in circumvention of a condition precedent and in contravention of mandatory Sections 12, 13 and 14 of the National Youth Service Corp Act which is an integral part of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended?

“An order of this Honourable Court quashing and setting aside the appointment of the 1st Defendant as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria the same being an act done in circumvention of a condition precedent and in contravention of mandatory Sections 12, 13 and 14 of the National Youth Service Corp Act which is an integral part of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended “An order of this Honourable Court quashing and setting aside the confirmation of the 1st Defendant as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria carried out by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria the same being an act done in circumvention of a condition precedent and in contravention of mandatory Sections 12, 13 and 14 of the National Youth Service Corp Act which is an integral part of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
“An order of perpetual injunction of this Honourable Court restraining the Federal Government of Nigeria from further considering, nominating, appointing, screening and or confirming the 1st Defendant as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or any other government position howsoever named or described until she presents a valid certificate of discharge regularly issued by the National Youth Service Corp in view of Sections 12, 13 and 14 of the National Youth Service Corp Act which is an integral part of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended”.

Likewise, “An order of this Honourable Court compelling the 1st Defendant to refund FORTHWITH to the Federal Government of Nigeria [through the Treasury Single Account domiciled at the Central Bank of Nigeria] all the salaries, emoluments, allowances and such other benefits she has enjoyed since her resumption as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2015 up to the point of the filing of the instant suit”.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/09/nysc-certificate-saga-court-slates-oct-8-to-hear-suit-against-adeosun/

Hope the ruling will be fair and without favour

This is long overdue...and her silence has been really raising eyebrows

Anyways, Bubu never showed us his certificate...and so this might get washed under the carpet too

What will be the outcome when the APC government have dismissed this outragious criminal forgery/perjury as a non-corruption act

The Nigerian presidency on Tuesday said that the case of the alleged certificate forgery of the Honourable Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun was not a corruption matter.

Mrs Adeosun was alleged to have forged a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate after an investigation by an online newspaper, Premium Times.

Professor Itse Sagay, chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) had said the minister should not be sacked because ‘she’s damn good’. He further claimed it is irrelevant if she didn’t do the mandatory youth service.

Femi Adesina, a presidential spokesman on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily, stated that the case was not a corruption matter.

https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/guardian.ng/news/adeosuns-alleged-certificate-forgery-not-a-corruption-matter-presidency/amp

Ohh!!! One of the "Saints" cannot produce ordinary NYSC Exemption Letter. Who knows what else has been forged.
Zombies come and disgrace your generations yet unborn.

Here comes the dullards excuse. Henceforth, we will start hearing "the matter is in court" rhetorics. But who won't want to work under the dullardeen, when there is no accountability and there's free for all looting. The first Government in the history of Nigeria not to replace a single cabinet member for 4 years (minus death and resignation), whether they are performing or not. Bet the Lifeless doesn't even know who the Minister for Finance is.

The way and manner FG that claims to be waging war against corruption is handling this issue shows that Buhari and his cohorts are just deceiving themselves in this country. The level of corruption in this administration is second to none. There is massive looting going on in almost all the ministries and Agencies of government. There is high level of impunity within the government circle. This is the worst government in the history of Nigeria.

Lalasticlala, dominique Fp

Good .
But is a waste of time and scares resource by the jobless aggressive lazy idiotic pigs of bia-fra terrorist.
At the end, if found guilty, she will only pay a fine of 5,000 naira after the jobless aggressive lazy idiotic pigs of bia-fra terrorist must have spent nothing less than 5m naira to fight the case.

And the court cannot sack her from be a minister.

Does that affect her competency?
We like too many drama with wild goose chase
Remove Buhari before the minister na

Is it true or false.

Good

Abeg dis country don tire me shey no b say I no go dey go my village?ondo

Nothing will still happen despite the gross evidence.

When It was Adeleke WAEC's result, the court quickly ordered WAEC to publish his exams sheet. What do I know self, somebody I know, hired 50 SANs to defend his certificatelessness. The like attracts the likes

Ok

But the lifeless cow said is not corruption

This is what the citizens should do rather than complain. Now Bubu will be on the defensive and the timing is perfect

Haha it's Mr my cup of t

Hmmm

This is so bad. For how long are these failed governments continue to deceive themselves?

What should be so difficult in ascertaining a fake certificate by the court?

This is just long overdue, and a justice delayed is a justice denied.

Just2endowed2:
Hope the ruling will be fair and without favour

It will be a difficult one to wriggle out.

This case is dead as far as i am concerned...

neoclassical:
The way and manner FG that claims to be waging war against corruption is handling this issue shows that Buhari and his cohorts are just deceiving themselves in this country. The level of corruption in this administration is second to none. There is massive looting going on in almost all the ministries and Agencies of government. There is high level of impunity within the government circle. This is the worst government in the history of Nigeria.

Oga, do you have proof?

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how did buhari's certificate scandal end with that constitutional lawyer..? he was treated to drop the case..

also,tuface famous rally was shortlived cuz of threat..

This one will go same way

buharitill2023:
Good .
But is a waste of time and scares resource by the jobless aggressive lazy idiotic pigs of bia-fra terrorist.
At the end, if found guilty, she will only pay a fine of 5,000 naira after the jobless aggressive lazy idiotic pigs of bia-fra terrorist must have spent nothing less than 5m naira to fight the case.

And the court cannot sack her from be a minister.

Proffesional Zombie... Keep it up

Who is fooling who?

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