The Abuja Federal high court had restrained the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC from further publishing a disclaimer, denying the issuance of NYSC certificate dated January 6, 2003 to the Enugu state Governor-Elect, Peter Mbah.
Justice Inyang Ekwo while ruling on an experte motion filed by Mba, also ordered that all processes be served on the defendants two days after the ruling, and then adjourned to May 22 for hearing of the motion on notice.
The other defendant in the suit is Ibrahim Muhammad, the director Corps Certificate NYSC.
Peter Mbah had approached the court seeking an Order Of Interim Injunction restraining the Defendants and Respondents whether by themselves, their directors, officers, servants, legal representatives, counsel or any other person or persons whosoever described and connected, from issuing, publishing or continued to issue, publish disclaimer to the effect that the NYSC certificate of National Service dated 6th January, 2003, certificate No. A.808297 issued to the Plaintiff Barrister Mbah Peter Ndubuisi, in accordance with Section 11 of the National Youth Service Corps Decree No. 51 of 1993 was not issued by the National Youth Service Corps pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on notice for interlocutory injunction filed in this suit.
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He is also seeking an order of Interim Injunction restraining the Defendants individually, collectively, whether by themselves, their directors, officers, servants, counsel, professional advisers, legal representatives, tribunal or any other person natural or legal, in receipt or knowledge of the aforesaid disclaimer issued or published by the defendants in supposition that the NYSC certificate of service No. A. 808297 belonging to Barrister Peter Ndubuisi Mbah was not issued by the defendants not to rely, countenance, or accord any probative evidential value on it pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice for interlocutory injunction filed in this suit.
The court however refused to grant the second prayer of the plaintiff on ground that it is an issue to be adjudicated upon in the substantive suit.
The NYSC has issued a disclaimer on February 1, 2023 in response to a request for information on the NYSC status of Peter Mbah, pursuant to section 1 of the freedom of information act 2011.
Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party, had won the Enugu state governorship election held in March 18, 2023
(Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe)
