Minister of communications, Adebayo Shittu has had his named drooped from the list of aspirants cleared to contest in 26 states by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to Yekini Nabena, the party’s spokesman, Shittu was not cleared because he doesn’t have the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate.
Few weeks ago, reports had it that Adebayo Shittu who is aspiring to be governor of Oyo State doesn’t have NYSC.
Reacting to the reports, the minister said, “I left (University) in 1978 and left law school in 1979 and the constitution says anyone who qualifies to contest an election or who has gone through an election and wins, he is obligated to move through the House of Assembly which I did for four years, so it is a form of higher service as far as I’m concerned, and even now, I am still in service.”
On whether he agrees that he has violated the provisions of the NYSC Act, the Minister said, “I don’t see… and I’m not worried. Do you see any worry on my face? I don’t think so, except someone has a superior argument and prove it.”
Stressing that his case was not like that of Adeosun, Shittu said: “There is a world of difference. Unfortunately, Kemi had a fake certificate, I didn’t present any. I didn’t have one, I simply followed the constitutional requirement that if you are qualified to contest an election, it is compulsory for you to serve the nation in the capacity that you won an election.”
