NYSC Certificate Irrelevant, Adeosun Going No Where – Sagay

The chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof Itse Sagay has established that the Federal Government cannot afford to sack the minister of finance, Kemi Adeosun over the National Youths Service Corps’ certificate scandal.

Over a month ago, the Premium Times did an exclusive report exposing how the minister allegedly forged NYSC exemption certificate to be appointed as both Ogun state commissioner of finance and now a federal minister.

Reacting over public outcry that the minister ought to be sanctioned if found guilty, the professor of law,  Sagay bored her mind why Adeosun should be spared even the allegations were true.

“Let me tell you my reaction. This woman is a brilliant and extremely valuable member of this government,” he said.

“A lot of the good things happening now – the welfare that Nigerians are enjoying and are going to enjoy, because it takes time, and the way our economy is booming, how we got out of recession – are due to her expertise, her commitment, her sacrifice.

“There is nothing in this world that will make me remove such a woman from the government.  The PDP can weep from now until there is no tear in their body; she is going to be there. We cannot afford to lose that woman.

“Who cares about youth service? I don’t bloody care whether she did youth service or not. It’s irrelevant as far as I am concerned.

“I don’t believe it. I don’t see anything serious about not doing youth service. I don’t see anything serious about it.

That’s my own bias, not government’s.
“I’m telling you now. If I were President Buhari, I would never, ever touch that woman because she’s damn good.”