- NYSC spokesperson confirms Minister Musawa’s violation of NYSC Act by assuming position before completing one-year service
- Musawa mobilized in 2001, relocated during service, allegedly absconded; NYSC to investigate and take necessary measures
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Director of Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, has stated that the Minister of Arts and Culture, Mrs Hannatu Musawa, who is currently serving her one-year youth service, is occupying the ministerial position in violation of the NYSC Act.
Megwa confirmed to our reporter over the phone that the minister had served in the FCT for eight months.
He explained that it violated the NYSC Act for corps members to accept any government position until their one-year service was completed.
Mrs Musawa was mobilized in 2001 for the youth service to Ebonyi State, where she had her orientation programme. Still, she was later relocated to Kaduna State to continue the program, according to him.
He claimed she absconded and did not complete the program when she arrived in Kaduna.
Megwa stated that the scheme would investigate the situation and take appropriate action.
FG hints on when Port Harcourt Refinery will be back on stream
The Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil ) Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has restated the federal government’s commitment to bring back on-stream the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) Ltd by December.
The assurance was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited Garba Deen Muhammad.
The Minister was on an inspection tour of the rehabilitation work progress at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) Ltd. plant, in Port Harcourt on Friday.
According to the statement, Lokpobiri said efforts are being redoubled to restore the nation’s local refining capacity as part of the government’s commitment to ending petroleum product importation.