The federal government has given its first known public remark on the certificate forgery scandal involving the finance minister, Kemi Adeosun.
Mrs Adeosun failed to take part in the compulsory national service after university graduation, but later obtained a forged NYSC certificate with which she has taken up top profile government positions, a PREMIUM TIMES investigation showed.
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Mrs Adeosun, who is yet to comment four days after the report was published attended the Wednesday FEC meeting. Read here
The National Youth Service Scheme, which administers the one-year service, on Monday released a vague statement that effectively confirmed the scandal. It claimed investigations were still ongoing. Read more here
However, Lai Mohammed, minister of information, declined comments on the allegations that Kemi Adeosun, his finance counterpart, forged an exemption certificate of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
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Approached by state house correspondents after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting, Mohammed said: “The government has spoken. NYSC is part of government and I have nothing to add to what the NYSC has said.”