Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja, to commit the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, to prison over alleged disobedience to a court order.
Mbah prayed the court in a Form 49 filed through his lawyer, Emeka Ozoani, SAN, before Justice Inyang Ekwo.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the application, dated and filed June 22, was filed in accordance with Order IX, Rule 13, Judgment Enforcement Rules of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act, CAP. S6, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
The governor alleged that Ahmed flouted the order of the court made on May 15, restraining him from issuing, publishing or continuing to issue, publish a disclaimer to the effect that the NYSC certificate of national service dated Jan. 6, 2003, with certificate number: A.808297 issued to him was not issued by the corps.
“The plaintiff applied to this court for an order for your committal to prison for having disobeyed the order of this court,” it read in part.
In the Form 48 attached to the application, it read: “Take notice that unless you obey the directions contained in this order, you will be guilty of contempt of court and will be liable to be committed to prison.”
Although the matter was scheduled for Friday (today) for motion, the court did not sit.
Consequently, the case was adjourned until July 4.
DAILY POST reports that Mbah had sued the NYSC and its Director, Corps Certification, Mr Ibrahim Muhammad, for publishing a disclaimer, denying the issuance of a discharge certificate issued to him on Jan.6, 2003.
