Nigerians call for Adebayo Shittu’s resignation

Nigerians have called for the resignation of the country’s Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu, after he admitted he did not undergo the one year mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

The minister confirmed he deliberately skipped NYSC, stating that “The constitution provides for the qualification needed for state assembly members, NYSC is not there. I didn’t need it to become a member of the state assembly, and that is already a service.”

Although the minister recently expressed his willingness to embark on the mandatory NYSC, he noted that he did not violate any law, which commentators have predictably knocked as ridiculous, especially coming from a lawyer.

But a spokesman for NYSC said Shittu’s argument was not tenable in the face of the law.

Based on this, 55 per cent of respondents called for his resignation taking to consideration Nigeria’s former minister of finance Kemi Adeosun, who stepped down from her position after she was accused of using a fake NYSC Exemption Certificate.

The Guardian, October 5, 2018

 

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