The National Youth Service Corps is
being sued for N20 billion by Mr. Peter Mbah, the incoming governor of Enugu
State, for claimed conspiracy, fraud, and factual misrepresentation.
According to the News Agency of
Nigeria, Justice Inyang Ekwo stopped NYSC from rejecting Mbah's certificate on
Monday after receiving an ex-parte motion from Mbah's attorney, Mr. Emeka
Ozoani (SAN). Mbah is also asking for a
certification that he participated in the NYSC program through a call-up letter
with the number FRN/2001/800351 and the Lagos code LA/01/1532, and that he was
given a certificate of National Service with the number A808297 once his
service was complete. Additionally, the governor-elect
claimed that the corps colluded with fraudulent intent to omit and submit false
information in order to give the impression that they did not issue his
certificate of national service, with the number A808297. He claimed that they are aware of
this truth to be false, wrong, and that acting on it would be a conspiracy. Additionally, he requests a
determination that the defendants intentionally and negligently misrepresented
facts that they knew or should have known were false and that they should have
reasonably anticipated would result in damages. Mbah returned to Nigeria after
graduating in law from the University of East London in 2000, according to an
affidavit in support of the motion on notice deposed by Ms Grace Udeagha. She further testified in the
affidavit that, as a prerequisite for practicing as a barrister and solicitor
of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Mbah applied for and was admitted to the
Nigerian Law School's Bar Part I programme. "In light of the foregoing, the
plaintiff was called up for the NYSC and posted to Lagos State, with the
following particulars: Peter Ndubuisi, Mbah NYSC/FRN/2001/800351 is the
reference number for call-up letter 01134613. "That the plaintiff, during
his aforementioned NYSC programme, and after six months of NYSC, the Nigerian
Law School scheduled the start of the Bar Part II programme, commonly known as
Bar Finals." "By a letter dated June 20,
2002, the plaintiff was offered admission to the Nigerian Law School."
"The plaintiff applied to the State Director, NYSC, for deferment of NYSC
year 2001/2002." "In accordance with paragraph
12, the NYSC directorate headquarters vide The plaintiff's application for
deferment of NYSC Ref: LA/01/1532 dated August 6, 2002 was approved by Ref:
NYSC/DHQ/CM/M/27. "That upon completion of his
NYSC service, the plaintiff was issued the NYSC certificate No. A808297 dated
Jan.6, 2003, certifying that he completed the one year of NYSC from Jan.7,
2002, to Jan.6." There is no set date for hearing.
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