PDP Governor in Trouble as NYSC DG Prepares to Testify Before Tribunal

• NYSC DG, Brigadier General Yushau Dogara Ahmed, is ready to testify before the Enugu State governorship election petition tribunal
• PDP governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has been accused of presenting a fake NYSC certificate to INEC during the 2023 general election
• The NYSC has repeatedly denied that it issued a service certificate to the governor, which was contrary to Mbah's claim

Enugu, Enugu - Peter Mba, the governor of Enugu State and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader, might be having a tough time winning the certificate saga he has found himself in with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

This is as the director general of the NYSC, Brigadier General Yushau Dogara Ahmed, is set to appear before the Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to testify on the alleged discharge certificate the governor has presented.

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Why NYSC DG will testify against PDP's Governor Mbah of Enugu State

The development was disclosed in a tweet by the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) on Thursday morning, June 22.

Recall that the NYSC certificate the PDP governor presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the 2023 general election has become a subject of discussion in the public space after the corps service consistently denied the certificate.

Chris Ekemezie, the lawyer representing the governor at the Tribunal, in one of his interviews on Channels TV, maintained that Mbah has no reason to forge the NYSC certificate and wondered why the corps service denied the certificate it issued.

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Ekemezie explained that Governor Mbah was camped in Lagos and had his primary place of assignment (PPA) at a law firm. However, he added that the governor deferred his service after six months to go to law school but returned to complete the service.

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The legal practitioner said:

“A certificate he didn’t have to pay for; it’s not an exam certificate. It’s just for you to be present and do the primary assignment then you get it. When he completed, it was given to him.”

See the tweet here:

Peter Mbah: Court stops NYSC from issuing disclaimer on PDP governor-elect

Legit.ng earlier reported that a federal high court in Abuja had restrained the NYSC from issuing a disclaimer comment on the participation of Peter Mbah, the governor-elect of Enugu state.

Emeka Ozoani (SAN), a lawyer to the PDP governor-elect, has filed an application asking the court to determine the position of the law and facts on the reasonable action against the NYSC and the Director of Corps Certification, Ibrahim Muhammad.

The court then ruled that the NYSC should hold on until the hearing and ruling on the motion of interlocutory injunction is over.

Source: Legit.ng