Ex-Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, says she has been vindicated by a Federal High Court in Abuja. The court on Wednesday said the ex-Minister ought not to present herself for NYSC scheme in the first instance.
Justice Taiwo Taiwo said NYSC certificate was not relevant to her appointment as a minister.. He said her appointment was not illegal or not unconstitutional without NYSC certificate. Reacting to the judgment, the ex-Minister, in a statement in Abuja, said she has been vindicated.
The statement reads: “My lawyers have informed me of the judgment by the Federal High Court, Abuja, in the case of Folakemi Adeosun. The Attorney General of the Federation (FHC/ABJ/CS/303/2021) in which the court, presided over by Honourable Justice Taiwo Taiwo, ruled that the Constitution does not require me to present my first-degree certificate or any other certificate, including the NYSC certificate, to be appointed a Minister.
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