Alawode01:
and is age a barrier in governance?

olas24u:

You can now be exempted,so this won't fly

Newsnaija1:


https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02VCighyYEZaauU5LEm1Vpy5hV2vKtNnUR6CmbSYNYcWhrk5vJEHDjhf2XhJLto53Dl&id=47904265

frowland:


The law wasn’t in effect back then. Just saying.

Lovelive:
Lie is highly prohibited and for political office holders under oath is punishable.

seunmsg:


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/337294-nysc-court-says-graduates-who-skip-scheme-can-contest-governorship.html

Read buddy, read! Stop saying what you know nothing about.

garfield1:


It will lead to know where

Miracle2020:
you can skip the scheme but you must have an exemption letter. Tinubu should provide the nysc certificate or the exemption letter. Period!

TheGoodJoe:
Please, what documents did he use to get into Richard Daley college? Or I can work in there and they will give me admission without any previous Primary/high school result.

ejimatic:
. You don't need an NYSC certificate to work in a private company if you are connected neither it is a requirement to be a president !

seunmsg:


Olodo x2

christistruth01:



So what was all the noise about Kemi Adeosun's NYSC Certificate

christistruth01:



Many colleges have special programs for over 21 year old students with no prior qualifications to help them get university admission they are called Access Courses in the UK and they are very Popular among Nigerians

Miracle2020:
that is if the candidate did not provide a degree as his qualifications.
Nysc is compulsory for every graduate except he have exemption letter.

garfield1:


What does the constitution says my boy

Miracle2020:
buhari didn't tender a degree.
Since tinubu is a graduate he must have nysc certificate or exemption letter.

YeyeGbami:
Ya all going back and forth. Nothing more important to discuss.

mozes01:


no that is not true.

The Abiodun judgement
In the suit against Mr Abiodun of Ogun State, his counsel, Wale Ajayi, had prayed the court to dismiss the case against his client, saying participation in the NYSC scheme is not a requirement for participation in elections.

Justice M A Mohammed, in his judgment, dismissed Mr Abiiodun’s notice of preliminary objection and proceeded to deliver judgment on the substantive suit.

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The judge also noted that the plaintiff failed to establish that Mr Abiodun presented false academic claims to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

He held that the NYSC Act does not stipulate that a candidate who failed to participate in the NYSC scheme be disqualified from elections.

The judge pointed out that a candidate can only be disqualified based on Section 177 of the Constitution, and subsequently dismissed the suit.

The section states: “A person shall be qualified for election to the office of Governor of a State if: (a) he is a citizen of Nigeria by birth; (b) he has attained the age of thirty-five years; (c) he is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that political party, and (d) he has been educated up to at least School Certificate level or its equivalent.”

The court said since Mr Abiodun has not breached any of these provisions, the suit lacked merit.

The implication of the judgment is that candidates seeking election to contest governorship elections in Nigeria no longer need to present NYSC certificates.

The case is the last of a series of pre-election matters filed in court against the Ogun governor. The other cases had been similarly dismissed.

Only on Monday, the Supreme Court dismissed a similar case brought by Abdulrafiu Baruwa challenging the qualification of Mr Abiodun on the ground of failure to disclose all his academic qualifications.

datola:
When was NYSC established and when was it made compulsory for every graduate?

mozes01:
[b]Although a June 26, 2019, Abuja Federal High Court judgement said candidates for elective political office can’t be disqualified from participating in elections for failure to participate in the NYSC,[/b]

I REST MY CASE

PresidObi:
Nigeria needs a very safe hand for good delivery and taking care of the young Nigeria.