The Department of State Services (DSS) has chastised the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) for conducting a sloppy inquiry into the passing out certificate of Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah.
According to news reports, the secret police testified to the Enugu Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday that the governor’s certificate was valid through a report.
The DSS chastised the NYSC for what it called a sloppy and hurried inquiry that led to the conclusion that Mbah’s NYSC discharge certificate was forged.
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In a statement on Oath read by its representative, Mr. Yahaya Isa Mohammed, during the ongoing Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Enugu, the DSS revealed that the NYSC had misplaced Mbah’s original file and opened a temporary one for him after he had returned from Law School to complete his NYSC.
Contrary to what NYSC said, the secret police determined that the certificates in Mbah’s series were issued to corps members in Lagos.
Mohammed, the DSS’s Deputy Director, Operations and Strategic Department, was summoned to testify in support of Mbah’s NYSC certificate.
He also stated that NYSC was unable to determine to whom or which state or states of the federation 12 of its certificates, A808297 to A808308, were issued, and that the security agency launched an investigation into the discharge certificate controversy in response to a petition filed by Dr. Mbah on February 8, 2023.
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He stated that Mbah’s NYSC certificate issue developed as a result of the NYSC’s inability to establish an effective record-keeping system.
Mohammed said in their findings, they discovered the following.
“Mbah served for six months and went to Law School, and later completed his youth service;
“We discovered that Peter brought application from Law School through the Lagos State NYSC office to national headquarters;
“The correspondence has a reference number: and the letter was replied permitting him to go to law school. After his Law School, he reapplied through the same means for reinstatement to complete his service;
“We discovered a temporary file was used for reference. That means his initial file could not be traced;
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“NYSC provided the six-series certificate, which was signed and collected by corps members, and the eight series;
“We discovered that the numbers are in series. But NYSC could not account for 12 certificates, among which includes Mbah’s certificate.”
During cross-examination, LP lead counsel, Chief Adegoke Awomolo (SAN), noted that the report presented by the DSS official did not include the security agency’s letterhead and stamps, as is customary, and asked Mohammed why, to which he replied that his signature sufficed.
In addition, when asked why he did not appear in court with an approving letter or direction from the Director General of the DSS, Mohammed stated that he did so due to the subpoena.
at addition, Mohammed stated that the linked document supporting the report was at the office.
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Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed to bring any witnesses to counter the claim made by the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Chijioke Edeoga, that the 2023 governorship election that produced Peter Mbah as governor was manipulated.
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