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A group, the Save Nigeria Movement, SNM has commended the management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC for maintaining its integrity posture despite manipulations against it by some politicians.
The SNM, led by Solomon Semaka while briefing newsmen in Abuja cautioned Enugu Governor-elect, Peter Mbah against tarnishing the image of the NYSC
He said is no longer news that Mbah has been enmeshed in an NYSC certificate forgery scandal to which he has made frantic efforts to correct, albeit distort information on the subject matter with the intent to mislead Nigerians.
“It is true that sometimes, in 2003, Mr Peter Mbah was actually mobilized to partake in the one year mandatory national service as required. He indeed participated in the orientation course and was ready and expected to go a full one year on the NYSC mandatory service as everyone else during his batch did. But for whatever reason, Mr Peter Mbah, who studied law at his undergraduate days, opted to proceed to law school. Fellow Nigerians, Mr Peter Mbah left to attend Law School and never returned to complete his one year mandatory service with the NYSC. He never came back.
It is equally pertinent to point out that there is no room for Corps members to break service in the NYSC books. Those he left behind for the same batch who completed their service have all gotten their certificates and can be verified at the NYSC headquarters. The serial number of certificates of people who served with him and who appeared with him for that batch has to tally. Unfortunately, because he never came back to complete his service, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) under the current management could not validate the purported certificate and the number in question. So where he got that certificate remains a subject of inquiry for another day.
“According to the director general report in the media, Mr Peter Mbah actually visited the scheme, and the position was relayed to him as it was on records of the scheme.
“Rather than commend the Director General and management for their uncompromising posture and integrity, it was to the greatest surprise for the scheme and Nigerians to wake up to a suit filed by Mr Peter Mbah seeking to compel the NYSC to validate a forged certificate it did not issue.
“This is not only an insult to himself but to the people of Anambra where Mr Peter Mbah is elected to serve and indeed to all Nigerians. It is for this reason that we are here to defend integrity and encourage transparency in public service, as exemplified by the NYSC leadership.
