DAL INTERNATIONAL NEWS Sartuday 15th September, 2018
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KEMI ADEOSUN RESIGNS OVER NYSC CERTIFICATE FORGERY by Dauda Awwal (UK) Mrs Kemi Adeosun, the finance minister submitted her letter of resignation to President Muhammadu Buhari response to the allegation of forging the NYSC exemption certificate. Online Premium Times exposed a fake NYSC Exemption certificate of Kemi Adeosun July 2018 and Kemi kept quiet until she was forced to accept the allegation and resigned.
Kemi Adeosun The people’s Democratic Party, PDP has called Federal Government for the investigation and persecution of the former minister of finance who graduated from University of East London in 1989. In the letter dated Friday 14, 2018, the British-born Nigerian said she did not relocate to Nigeria until she was 34 years old.
Dal International News gathered from a reliable source that her letter revealed that she took the decision to resign after an internal investigation ordered by the President. Kemi may be arrested by the police and charge to court for forgery. She may be innocent victim of NYSC system because she was born in Britain and did not understand the system, she was 34 years when she got her 1st Nigerian international passport. It is cleared that she submitted her resignation letter after the allegation.
Kemi Adeosun, fake NYSC Certificate The Exit of Kemi as minister of finance is not a good omen. The question I asked myself is Who issued her fake NYSC Certificate?. President Muhammadu Buhari accepted her resignation letter and replaced her with Mrs Zainab Ahmed.
Mrs Zainab Ahmed
She takes over ministry of finance henceforth. Kaduna born woman holds her first degree in Accounting from Ahmad Bello in 1981.She obtained her MBA from Ogun State University. She is a member of All Progressive Party, APC. In her resignation letter, she states: “I obtained my first Nigerian passport at the age of thirty-four (34) and when I relocated there was debate as to whether NYSC Law applied to me. Upon enquiry as to my status relating to NYSC, I was informed that due to my residency history and having exceeded the age of thirty (30), I was exempted from the requirement to serve. Until recent events, that remained my understanding. “On the basis of that advice and with the guidance and assistance of those, I thought were trusted associates, NYSC were approached for documentary proof of status. I then received the certificate in question. Having never worked in NYSC, visited the premises, been privy to nor familiar with their operations, I had no reason to suspect that the certificate was anything but genuine.” KEMI ADEOSUN’S LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT: 14th September, 2018 His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari President, Federal Republic of Nigeria State House Aso Villa Abuja. Dear Excellency, Let me commence by thanking you profusely for the honour and privilege of serving under your inspirational leadership. It has been a truly rewarding experience to learn from you and to observe at close quarters your integrity and sense of duty. I have, today, become privy to the findings of the investigation into the allegation made in an online medium that the Certificate of Exemption from National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) that I had presented was not genuine. This has come as a shock to me and I believe that in line with this
administration’s focus on integrity, I must do the honourable thing and resign. Your Excellency, kindly permit me to outline some of the background to this matter. I was born and raised in the United Kingdom, indeed my parental family home remains in London. My visits to Nigeria up until the age of thirtyfour (34) were holidays, with visas obtained in my UK passport. I obtained my first Nigerian passport at the age of thirty-four (34) and when I relocated there was debate as to whether NYSC Law applied to me. Upon enquiry as to my status relating to NYSC, I was informed that due to my residency history and having exceeded the age of thirty (30), I was exempted from the requirement to serve. Until recent events, that remained my understanding. On the basis of that advice and with the guidance and assistance of those, I thought were trusted associates, NYSC were approached for documentary proof of status. I then received the certificate in question. Having never worked in NYSC, visited the premises, been privy to nor familiar with their operations, I had no reason to suspect that the certificate was anything but genuine. Indeed, I presented that certificate at the 2011 Ogun State House of Assembly and in 2015 for Directorate of State Services (DSS) Clearance as well as to the National Assembly for screening. Be that as it may, as someone totally committed to a culture of probity and accountability I have decided to resign with effect from Friday, 14th September, 2018. Your Excellency, It has been an exceptional privilege to have served our nation under your leadership and to have played a role in steering our economy at a very challenging time. I am proud that Nigeria has brought discipline into its finances, has identified and is pursuing a path to long term sustainable growth that will unlock the potential in this great economy. Under your leadership, Nigeria was able to exit recession and has now started to lay the foundations for lasting growth and wealth creation. Repositioning this huge economy is not a short term task and there are no short cuts, indeed there are tough decisions still to be made but I have no doubt that your focus on infrastructural investment, revenue mobilisation and value for money in public expenditure will deliver growth, wealth and opportunity for all Nigerians. I thank His Excellency, the Vice President and my colleagues in the Federal Executive Council for the huge pleasure and honour of working with them. I also thank most specially, the team in the ‘Finance Family’ of advisers and heads of agencies under the Ministry of Finance. Your Excellency, this group of
committed Nigerians represent a range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. They have worked well above and beyond the call of duty to support me in the tasks assigned. The diversity in my team and their ability to work cohesively to deliver reforms, convinces me that Nigeria has the human capital required to succeed. Your Excellency, let me conclude by commending your patience and support, during the long search for the truth in this matter. I thank you again for giving me the honour of serving under your leadership, it is a rare privilege, which I do not take for granted. As a Nigerian and committed progressive, I appreciate you for your dogged commitment to improving this nation. Please be assured, as always, of my highest regards and best wishes. Kemi Adeosun (Mrs) Federal Government must investigate who issued the fake certificate to the former minister.