The People’s Democratic Party
(PDP) on Wednesday warned National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) not to cover up
the NYSC certificate forgery allegations against finance minister, Kemi
Adeosun.
Premium Times accused Adeosun of
forging her NYSC exemption certificate earlier this week. Although the National
Youth Service Corps said the minister applied for the certificate, and the Nigerian
government and the minister are yet to speak on the allegation.
PDP in a statement signed by its
National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, urged NYSC not to be
influenced by the Federal Government to sweep the allegation under the carpets
but should carry out a thorough investigation.
Ologbondiyan also alleged that the
leadership of the NYSC is “under pressure of the presidency to announce a
misplacement of relevant documents files and other excuses.”
The PDP spokesman cautioned the
NYSC that its reputation at stake with Nigerians closely monitoring the issues.
“it is instructive for NYSC to
note that all issues in the news report that Mrs. Adeosun forged her NYSC
exemption certificate as well as reports that the presidency is mounting
pressure on NYSC to cover up for the minister are already in the public
domain,” Ologbodiyan said.
He said the long investigation by
the NYSC makes it suspicious that there is plan to cover up the allegation in
the Information Communication Technology (ICT) age where investigation can be
speedily delivered.
Meanwhile, Minister of Information
and Culture, Lai Mohammed said it was wrong to say that the Federal Government
has not spoken out on the alleged certificate forgery involving the minister.
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