The Enugu State governor-elect, Peter Mbah, has stated that he never forged the discharge certificate of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), as he served out his one-year mandatory service and was duly discharged.
Mbah challenged the Scheme to subject the Certificate to forensic examination…..CONTINUE READING...CONTINUE READING
SaharaReporters had reported that the management of the NYSC denied issuing a Certificate of National Service to the Enugu State governor-elect.
In the build-up to the March 18, 2023 governorship election, Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was accused by some opposition political parties of presenting a forged NYSC certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Mbah has since been labouring to explain out himself that he didn’t forge his discharge certificate.
NYSC in a letter dated February 1, 2023 seen by SaharaReporters, had stated that Mbah’s certificate with Certificate Number: A808297 was not issued by the Scheme.
“I am directed to refer to your letter dated 23 November, 2022 on the above subject and to convey Management’s delight for compliance with the provision of NYSC Act regarding presentation of the Certificate of National Service or Exemption Certificate by employees/prospective employees holding Degree and HND Certificates.
“We are pleased to inform you that the Certificate of National Service belonging to Mbah Peter Ndubuisi with Certificate Number: A808297 forwarded for verification was not issued by the NYSC.
“As we look forward to close working ties with your organisation, please accept the assurances of the Director-General’s warmest regard.”
However, speaking in an interview published by Daily Trust on Wednesday, he challenged the NYSC to subject the Certificate Number: A808297 issued to him to forensic examination.
Mbah, who will be sworn in as the next governor of Enugu State on May 29, 2023 said “I can tell you, there is only one 808297, issued to one Peter Ndubuisi Mbah by NYSC. These things are not documents that you can forge. They can run forensics on them. They are produced by mints. So they have their water codes.”
Giving further clarification, he said “By way of background, you know that NYSC is not an event that you walk into and at the end of that event you’re issued a certificate. It is a process; a programme that lasts for 12 months from when you’re issued your call-up letter to the point where you end your service. It is either you have done it or you didn’t do it. Of course, if you have done it, there are people you must have done it together with.
“There are people who must exist somewhere. You could have pictures here and there even if you were not so careful to put those things together. Somebody somewhere can come out to say I know this guy, we did our primary assignments together or we were in the same group.
“The truth is that I did my full service, and I was honourably discharged. I was issued a certificate from NYSC. I couldn’t have served or gone through the entire process of service then at the end of the day; I walked to Oluwole to say “Go and print me an NYSC certificate and put my name on”. That will be ridiculous, it would be absurd.
He added, “I did not forge my NYSC certificate. The NYSC certificate is printed serially. Just the same way you have money in a serial number. So the only way this can be forged is if this serial number exists with someone else’s name or if this serial number does not exist at all. But I can tell you, there is only one 808297, issued to one Peter Ndubuisi Mba by NYSC.”
“These are people who believe ultimately that they can get the mandate of the people through the court. You talk to them; they are in a hurry to cite a reference where it has happened before. But, one thing that you cannot submerge for so long is the truth. Over time, it is going to be clear to everybody what it really is.”…..CONTINUE READING
