A federal high court in Abuja has ruled that Kemi Adeosun, former minister of finance, had no obligation to produce a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate to enable her to hold public office in Nigeria.
But the court was silent on the allegation that she forged the certificate.
Adeosun resigned as minister in 2018 over the allegation of a forged NYSC certificate she presented as part of her credentials.
But delivering ruling in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/303/21 brought by Wole Olanipekun, a senior lawyer, on behalf of the former minister, Taiwo Taiwo, the judge, held that the constitution does not state the NYSC certificate is a mandatory requirement for holding a political office in the country.
