The candidate for governor of Enugu State, Ekemezie, questioned why NYSC saw the need to deny that the certificate with Mbah was issued by them.
Peter Mbah, the incoming governor of Enugu State, has no justification to fake a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate, according to attorney Chris Ekemezie.
The NYSC repeatedly rejected the NYSC certificate that Mbah presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) prior to the 2023 general elections, sparking a public debate about the document.
On Sunday Politics on Channels Television, Ekemezie, the candidate for governor of Enugu State, questioned why NYSC felt the need to deny that the certificate containing Mbah was provided by them.
“Why would a man start to counterfeit a certificate to that effect if he has already finished all the requirements at the camp, the primary assignment, deferred it, and then returned and completed his primary task at the NYSC?
It’s not an exam certificate; it’s a certificate he didn’t have to pay for. All that is required of you is that you show up and complete the main task before receiving it. It was presented to him once he finished, stated Ekemezie.
He claims that after finishing his camping assignment, Mbah was transferred to Lagos State and assigned to a law business as his principal duty. Mbah postponed his military service to attend law school, but he later came back to finish it, he continued.
He served if he was posted to Lagos; if you posted him to his principal duty, he served there. He requested a suspension from his military service in order to attend law school, and he was granted permission to do so. He graduated from law school, went back, finished, and was reassigned to the original location. So why would NYSC reject the certificate that was issued at the conclusion of the day? he questioned.
Mbah, according to Ekemezie, had addressed the NYSC Director General to explain that the certificate was not falsified, but the DG had not been receptive, and so the Governor-elect had to go before the court to support his position.
