THE National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has described the appointment of Mrs Hannatu Musawa as the Minister of Arts and Culture by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a breach of the Establishment Act of the organisation.
NYSC’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, told newsmen that Musawa breached the NYSC Act by accepting to become Minister while yet to complete her one-year youth service programme.
Megwa stated that it is against the NYSC Act for any corps member to pick up any government appointment until the one-year service is over.
He further revealed that Musawa was originally mobilised in 2001 for her youth service programme, but after her orientation in Ebonyi State, she relocated to Kaduna State to continue the programme. Megwa said that when she got to Kaduna, she absconded and didn’t complete the programme.
The NYSC spokesperson also said that the scheme would look into the issue and take action where necessary.
The appointment of Mrs Musawa as a Minister has been a subject of debate particularly on social media as it appears to have made nonsense of relevant laws of the scheme. However, despite the widespread interest it has generated neither the presidency nor the Minister has made any public comment on the issue.
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