A Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday cleared the former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, of National Youth Service Corps certificate forgery allegation, which resulted in her resignation in 2018.
Justice Taiwo Taiwo delivered the judgment on the originating summon with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/303/21.
It was brought by Wole Olanipekun (SAN), on behalf of Adeosun.
Taiwo held that the NYSC certificate based on the constitution is not a mandatory requirement for holding a political office in the country.
“I am of the view that denying the plaintiff of the relieves sought is not going to be doing justice to the matter,” the judge said.
The judge, therefore, granted all the four reliefs sought for determination by the former Minister.
Taiwo noted that the AGF, in his counter affidavit, did not challenge the avirement of the plaintiff, wherein the defendant stated that the Federal Government did not withdraw the ministerial appointment of the plaintiff or ask her to resign, but Adeosun resigned on her on accord.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that while Adeosun was the plaintiff in the suit, the Attorney-General of the Federation was the sole defendant.
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