Minister of Arts, Hannatu denies statement credited to her over NYSC saga
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Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa
President Bola Tinubu’s Minister of art, culture, and creative economy, has denied authorizing a statement claiming that she never violated any law by accepting to serve as Minister while being a member of the National Youth Service Corps—NYSC.
Hannatu denied authoring the said statement according to a brief release made by Suleiman Haruna, the Deputy Director of Press at the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation.
Recall that statement earlier issued and signed by her noted that, “In a decided case before a Federal High Court Abuja in 2021, Justice Taiwo Taiwo ruled that the Constitution of Nigeria, which is the grundnorm, does not require anyone to even present a first-degree certificate or any other certificate, including the NYSC certificate to be appointed a Minister in Nigeria.”
She had frowned at what she called a barrage of attacks on her person stressing that, “I decided to participate in the current NYSC programme in fulfilment of my own personal commitment and out of sense of duty which I am proud of.
But in a fresh statement authored by Haruna titled STATEMENT FROM BARR. HANNATU MUSA MUSAWA, HON. MINISTER OF ART, CULTURE AND CREATIVE ECONOMY, it clarified that “The piece is inaccurately associated with her in relation to the current NYSC discussion.”
Part of the statement, “The Minister clarifies that she has not released any official statement regarding the aforementioned matter and kindly asks the public to be cautious of unverified information.”
The statement added that she deeply values and appreciates “the support, solidarity, and understanding of Nigerians in these times.
“For clarity, I wish to state that I have not issued any statement on the current issue,” the statement quoting the Minister said.
