The minister of art, culture and creative economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa declared she did nothing wrong accepting a ministerial position in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet while undergoing the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. Musawa who spoke on ‘Sunday Politics’, a Channels Television programme when questioned on how she became a minister without an NYSC certificate or being exempted from the program as require of anyone seeking public offices. She argued that she did not break the law, stating that she had undergone two years of national youth service in her lifetime and that she will give “proper account” of what took place at the right time. “I did not break the law. I did NYSC and finished. I can assure you that nothing was done to break the law or regulation. Everything that I did was in accordance with the law. “There have been so many different accounts of that particular situation. The fact that I’m sat here should tell you that I did not do anything wrong. “I have not come out to set the records straight as to what really happened. The social media has just run rife with different accounts. “The matter has been adjudicated and one day, I will come out with my own account.” She added Recall that In August 2023, NYSC management as confirmed that Musawa was a serving corps member. This was sequel to a claim by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), a civil society organization that Musawa was undertaking the one-year mandatory youth service scheme while being a member of the federal cabinet. Musawa was appointed minister in August 2023. When she appeared before the senate for screening, the lawmakers did not pose questions pertaining to her NYSC certificate. However, the senate in October of the same year, rejected her nomination over a report from the committee on establishment and public service matters — which stated that Musawa failed to provide her NYSC certificate or exemption letter In April, a federal high court in Abuja dismissed the suit seeking to sack the culture minister over the NYSC controversy.
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