PDP Drags Gov Otti Over Failure To Produce NYSC Certificate 

PDP of Abia State chapter and its candidate for the 2023 Governorship election Ahiwe, has stated that Governor Alex Otti’s inability to produce his NYSC Certificate demonstrates that he is unqualified to be Governor.

The failure of the state Governor, Dr Alex Otti, to produce his National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) discharge certificate or exemption letter was viewed as unusual by the legal team.

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The team argued that Otti’s inclusion of a NYSC reference letter is unusual after submitting his university degree on oath to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) without the required NYSC discharge certificate or exemption letter.

Remember that the Abia State Governorship Election Peti­tion Tribunal wrapped up with pre-hearing as parties adopted their points for resolution.

The PDP, on the other hand, claimed to have found a Labour Party plan to continue delaying proceedings with countless applications.

Analysts find it odd that the Labour Party is contesting the Enugu State Governor’s NYSC certificate, but the Abia Labour Party Lawyers claim that the NYSC certificate or exemp­tion letter is not a constitutional condition to run for governor.

On the 14th of July, 2023, the Tribunal adjourned to the 19th of July, 2023, for a pre-hearing report.

In the last proceeding on the above date, the motion on Otti’s refusal, neglect or inability to submit either his NYSC dis­charge certificate or exemption letter was reserved for the day of judgment by the court.

Otti in his reply admitted that he did not front load the said dis­charge certificate or exemption letter from NYSC, because it was a reference letter that NYSC gave him.

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From Otti’s reply, the Petition­ers prayed the Tribunal to hold that he was not qualified ab in­itio to contest the Governorship Election, as the said reference letter is not only strange but also abnormal.

The Petitioner concluded Otti does not have a NYSC cer­tificate or exemption letter and thus; did not include any in the documents submitted to INEC and the tribunal.