President Bola Tinubu’s newly appointed Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa has been accused by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria of still undergoing the one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps scheme.
HURIWA made the allegation in a statement on Thursday.
According to the group, Musawa abandoned her NYSC in Ebonyi state years ago but later showed interest in completing it.
The minister was mobilised this year and got posted to a law firm in Abuja before her appointment, HURIWA revealed.
The group urged the NYSC to compel Musawa to focus on either her national youth service or the ministerial appointment.
Part of the statement reads: “She was confirmed by the senate without proper screening and sworn in by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as minister of arts
“HURIWA wonders about the kind of scrutiny being conducted by the Department of State Services so much so that it wasn’t disclosed that the minister is a youth corper,” the statement added.
Truth Live News gathered that the Director of Press and Public Relations at the NYSC headquarters, Eddy Megwa confirmed to TheCable on Thursday, that the minister is a corps member.
“Yes she is a serving corp member,” he was quoted as saying.
A lawyer, Victor Giwa said the minister should be in her Place of Primary Assignment if she was serving.
He said, “If it is true that she is serving, she is not meant to hold public service at this time. In as much as she has enrolled to serve, everything she should be doing through her PPA. In fact, she ought to be in her PPA if it is true. I think this should have been spotted during the screening.”