The National Youth Service Corps is being sued for N20 billion by Mr. Peter Mbah, the incoming governor of Enugu State, for alleged 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.
According to an affidavit submitted in support of the move on notice and signed by Ms. Grace Udeagha, Mbah returned to Nigeria after earning his law degree from the University of East London in 2000.
She further testified in the affidavit that Mbah applied for and was accepted into the Bar Part I curriculum of the Nigerian Law School as a requirement to practice as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
She further testified that the plaintiff had to wait for the Bar Part II program after passing the Bar Part I exam.
“That the plaintiff in view of the above was called up for the NYSC and was deployed to Lagos State, with the following particulars: Mbah Peter Ndubuisi; Call up letter No 01134613; reference No NYSC/FRN/2001/800351.
“That the plaintiff in the course of his NYSC programme aforesaid and after six months of NYSC, the Nigerian law School scheduled the commencement of the Bar Part II programme usually called Bar Finals.
“The plaintiff was offered admission to the Nigerian Law School by a letter dated June 20, 2002, the plaintiff applied to the State Director, NYSC, for deferment of NYSC year 2001/2002.
“Pursuant to paragraph 12 the NYSC directorate headquarters vide Ref: NYSC/DHQ/CM/M/27 approved the plaintiff’s application for deferment of NYSC Ref: LA/01/1532 of Aug.6, 2002.
“That the plaintiff upon completion of his NYSC service, 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 time for the motion hearing. (NAN)
