Court grants Shittu’s prayer to serve NYSC processes

The Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Thursday, granted the
application of the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, to
serve originating summons on the National Youth Service Corps in
Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Shittu had in the last
few weeks been confronted with criticisms for not observing the
mandatory one-year national youth service.

Justice P.I. Ajoku ruled that the service of the originating
summons be served on the respondents through the bailiffs of the
court.

“The service of the plaintiff’s processes on the first, third
and fourth defendants who are in Abuja shall be effected by the
bailiffs of this honourable court,” the judge ruled.

The judge, however, adjourned the case till November 19 for
report of service.

The suit has the Director-General, NYSC; the State Coordinator,
NYSC; the NYSC and the Attorney-General of the Federation as the
first, second, third and fourth defendants respectively.

Earlier, Mr Muktar Aderogba, counsel to the plaintiff, prayed
the court to issue and serve the originating summons and the
accompanying processes in the suit on the address of NYSC office in
Abuja.

Aderogba added that he relied on the 12-paragraph affidavit and
the written address supplied in support of his application.

The minister is seeking the order of the court to direct the
first three defendants to issue him with a certificate of national
service.

This, according to his originating summons, is based on having
served the nation as a member of the House of Assembly of Oyo State
between 1979 and 1983.

Alternatively, he is praying the court to grant an order to
direct the first three defendants to issue him with a certificate
of exemption from the NYSC.

This, he said, was again based on having served in an
alternative capacity as a member of the Oyo state house of
assembly.

(NAN)