The minister of art, culture and creative economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, has said she did not do anything wrong by accepting a ministerial role in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet while undergoing the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme.
She made this remark on ‘Sunday Politics’, a Channels Television programme.
In the middle of the programme, Musawa was asked how she became a minister without having the NYSC certificate.
An NYSC certificate or exemption letter is a mandatory prerequisite for those seeking public offices.
She said that the matter has been “adjudicated” and that one day she will give a “proper account” of what happened.
The minister maintained that she did not break the law, saying that she had undergone two years of national youth service in her lifetime.
“There have been so many different accounts of that particular situation. The fact that I’m sat here should tell you that I did not do anything wrong,” she said.
“I have not come out to set the records straight as to what really happened. The social media has just run rife with different accounts.
“The matter has been adjudicated and one day, I will come out with my own account.”
When asked if she owes Nigerians an explanation on the controversy, Musawa said that the only thing she can say is that she did nothing wrong.
“I did not break the law. I did NYSC and finished. I can assure you that nothing was done to break the law or regulation. Everything that I did was in accordance with the law,” she said.