NYSC SPEAK UP ON SCANDAL INVOLVING KEMI ADEOSUN
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC have spoken up regarding the scandal involving Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun.
Over the weekend, Premium Times published a report in which it was alleged that Adeosun skipped the mandatory NYSC scheme and also forged her exemption certificate.
Reacting to the report, the NYSC Director of Press, Adeyemi Adenika in a statement released in Abuja today, said that the scheme would investigate the origin of the allegedly forged exemption certificate purportedly being used by the minister.
“Our attention has been drawn to the issue of the alleged forgery of an NYSC exemption certificate by the Honorable Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun. Checking our records, Mrs Adeosun did apply for an exemption certificate. We shall investigate the origin of the purported exemption certificate in question,” Adenike said.
The year-long service, organised by the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), is compulsory for all Nigerians who graduate from universities or equivalent institutions and are less than 30 years of age.
