Culture Minister Musawa Disowns Statement On NYSC, Stirs More Confusion

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There is confusion as the Minister of Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, has disowned the statement she was said to have personally signed.
Thus is happening only few hours after the statement she personally signed that she has acted within the law for being a minister while still observing her mandatory one year national youth service.

In a terse statement released by Suleiman Haruna, the Deputy Director, Press at the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, the Minister said she has not authorised any statement.

A statement earlier issued and signed by her noted that, “In a decided case before a Federal High Court Abuja in 2021, Justice Taiwo Taiwo ruled that the Constitution of Nigeria, which is the grundnorm, does not require anyone to even present a first-degree certificate or any other certificate, including the NYSC certificate to be appointed a Minister in Nigeria.”

She had condemned what she called a barrage of attacks on her person, stressing that, “I decided to participate in the current NYSC programme in fulfilment of my own personal commitment and out of sense of duty which I am proud of.