Minister of Culture keeps mute as NYSC confirms she is a serving corps member.
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has confirmed that the newly appointes Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy in person of Hannatu Musawa, is a serving corps member.
This comes after a civil society organization - Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), shared that Musawa is currently taking the one-year mandatory youth service scheme while being a cabinet member of President Bola Tinubu.
The Director of Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, at the National Youth Service Corps headquarters made a confirmation to TheCable on Thursday, that the minister is a corps member. In his words to TheCable, Megwa said;
"Yes she is a serving corp member"
But in a statement on Wednesday, HURIWA claimed that the culture minister is a member of NYSC, whose place of primary assignment is a law firm in Abuja.
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The rights group requested that management of the NYSC by the power vested upon them ask Musawa make due focus on either her national youth service or the ministerial appointment. The statement reads;
"HURIWA wondered why the correct status of Musawa wasn't made known to the members of the public before the senate sensationally failed to screen her as it should."
"HURIWA wonders about the kind of scrutiny being conducted by the Department of State Services so much so that it wasn't disclosed that the Minister is actually a youth corper.
HURIWA added;
"She was confirmed by the senate without proper screening and sworn in by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as minister of arts."
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