The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law has instituted a suit against the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, and music executive, Kenny Ogungbe for allegedly violating the National Youth Service Corps Act.
The NBA urged the court to sack the minister while also compelling the NYSC to nullify the certificates given to both Musawa and Kenny Ogungbe.
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The plaintiffs in the suit marked FCH/ABJ/05/90/2024 are the Chairman, NBA-SPIDEL, John Aikpokpo-Martins, and Secretary, NBA-SPIDEL, Funmi Adeogun, alleged that the issuance of the certificate was contrary to the provisions of NYSC Act Cap N84.LFN 2024.
The suit joined Musawa, Ogungbe, NYSC, and the Federal Government of Nigeria as the first to fourth defendants, respectively.
The petitioners argued 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.
They also surmised that Musawa and Ogungbe’s national service and the certificates of service purportedly issued by the NYSC were null and void.
The plaintiffs are seeking a declaration that:
“By virtue of the provisions of Sections 2(1), 12(1), and 13(1) of the National Youth Service Corps Act, Cap. N84 LFN 2004, the 1st and 2nd defendants are not entitled to be engaged as employees by any employer of labour or services (including the Federal Government of Nigeria) without first possessing and presenting their certificates of National Youth Service.
“A declaration that the 1st defendant is not entitled to continue to hold the exalted office of Honourable Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or any public office in Nigeria after violently violating with flagrant impunity the provisions of Sections 2(1), 12(1), and 13(1) of the National Youth Service Corps Act, Cap. N84, LFN 2004.”
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