No Law Says A Corps Member Can’t Be A Minister – Hannatu

Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy, has responded to the issue surrounding her appointment while serving in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

NYSC had accused Hannatu of violating its act, which states that corps members must wait until their one-year service is completed before accepting any government post.

Reacting to this, Hannatu stated that she did not breach any act as there is “no part of our existing laws and NYSC Act that says a corps member must finish service before he/she can be appointed into political office.”

She further stated that she was posted to Akwa Ibom rather than Ebonyi, as stated by the NYSC spokesman.

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Hannatu said in a statement; “I would like to state clearly that contrary to wrong insinuations and false assumptions in a section of the mainstream media and social media where false accusations have been made, there is no breach of any law or constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended regarding my current position as a Minister and status as serving Corp member.

“It must be said that there is no law of Nigeria or any part of our constitution and NYSC Act that states that a serving Corp member can not be appointed by the President of Nigeria or any other appointing authority into political positions. Equally, no part of our existing laws and the NYSC Act says that a corps member must finish service before he/she can be appointed into political office. There are no legal and constitutional limitations whatsoever. I have not broken any law of Nigeria.”