Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa and music promoter, Kenny Ogungbe, have been dragged to court for allegedly violating the National Youth Service Corps Act.
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law filed the suit.
It asked the court to compel the NYSC to nullify the certificates given to Musawa and Ogungbe, alleging that the issuance of the certificate was contrary to the provisions of NYSC Act Cap N84.LFN 2024.
The plaintiffs alleged that the mobilisation of Musawa and Ogungbe for the mandatory one-year national youth service after exceeding 30 years of age was unlawful, illegal, and an affront to patriotism.
Recall that Musawa in August when she appointed as Minister was undertaking the one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps scheme.
In Ogungbe’s case, in October 2023, he shared a photo of himself in the NYSC uniform, announcing that he had finished NYSC at the age of 53.
