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Photo Of Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun In NYSC Uniform Surfaces, Nigerians React

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6 years ago

July 9, 2018

The controversy over alleged forgery of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) exemption certificate by Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun may not disappear anytime soon.This is as an allegedly photoshopped photo of the minister in NYSC uniform has rent the social media air.

Recall that the controversy broke out after an investigative report by Premium Times.

According to the viral report, the minister graduated from the Polytechnic of East London, United Kingdom as a 22-year-old in 1989 but failed to make herself available for national youth service as required by Nigerian law.

She then allegedly “procured” an NYSC exemption certificate in 2009 on account of age.

The forgery was said to have been discovered by some members of the Senate during her screening as a minister, information which some members of the National Assembly allegedly used to blackmail her into releasing billions of naira to the assembly.

Read reactions by Nigerians below:

📸 @HMKemiAdeosun 😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣⁉️ pic.twitter.com/FljX8UXYpP

— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí (@ogundamisi) July 8, 2018

Femi Falana’s (SAN) NYSC Cert was withheld for 18years until the Oputa panel. Many folks have issues with sorting out their exemption application but to FORGE a Certificate MUST be the height of mischief. Worst still is the delay in the response to the damaging allegation 😞

— SEGA L'éveilleur®🚨 (@segalink) July 8, 2018

Sir why do our senator need just to present a waec certificate but to get a job you need NYSC certificate ?

— CANADA NEEDS ME 👀 我是一個小神 (@NijaActivist) July 8, 2018

https://twitter.com/Rouvafe/status/1015968047276969984

I like how Kemi is following my footsteps.

If I can look 68 in my WAEC passport in 1961, why can’t Kemi look 45 in her NYSC picture?

Wailers will say it’s photoshop. pic.twitter.com/7qTESRSV1R

— Parosident Spending (@TheMbuhari) July 8, 2018