Court orders Tinubu’s minister to respond to suit seeking disclosure of NYSC records
Justice Ibrahim directed the minister to file and serve his reply to the applicant’s counter affidavit, which opposed his application to The post Court orders Tinubu’s minister to respond to suit seeking disclosure…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), established in 1973, requires Nigerian graduates under a certain age to undergo a year of national service before they can be issued a certificate often demanded for employment in government and many private institutions. Questions about public officials' NYSC status have repeatedly trailed Nigerian politicians and appointees, with critics using Freedom of Information requests and court actions to press for verification of service records, particularly where age or exemption criteria are in dispute.
In this case, a Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Salim Ibrahim, has ordered the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to respond to a suit demanding disclosure of his NYSC records. The reports agree on the judge's name, the court's location and the directive compelling the minister to file a response, but do not disclose who filed the suit, the specific grounds for seeking the records, or a date for the next hearing. Tribune's account notes that the minister had earlier filed an application opposing the suit, to which the applicant responded with a counter affidavit — details not elaborated in the other reports.