Chidi Samuel| The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has issued a new certificate to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki.
The governor who did his youth service programme in 1980, however had an error on his discharge certificate, a development that lead to his disqualification by All Progressives Congress (APC) panel which screened aspirants for the Edo 2020 primary election.
Obaseki who initially denied the error, eventually defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but before contesting the party’s primaries, he wrote to the NYSC to demand rectification of the error and re-issuance of his certificate.
In a letter dated June 19, 2020, Okonofua K N, who signed on behalf of the NYSC DG, said the corps had carried out an investigation and found that there is a need for reissuance of the certificate to reflect the correct name of the governor.
“I refer to your letter referenced EOG/ABI/99/VOL IV/172 dated 18th June, 2020, on the above subject matter please,” the letter read.
“I am directed to inform you that after investigation, the management of the National Youth Service Corps has approved that a new Certificate of National Service reflecting the Surname OBASEKI be produced as the earlier Certificate number 063107 dated 6th August, 1980 has been cancelled due to error in the surname i.e OBASEK.
“Accept the assurances of the Director-General’s regard.”
Obaseki will face Osagie Ize-Iyamu and other governorship candidates in the state governorship election scheduled for September 19, 2020.
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