NYSC explains it withholds certificate of girl who criticized Tinubu’s government
…Sowore steps in
CITIZENS COMPASS—The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has explained why it withheld the discharged certificate of a corp member, Rita Uguamaye with State Code: LA/24B/8325.
She served in Lagos State.
It urged members of the public to disregard viral social media claims that it withheld the certificate because the lady allegedly called President Bola Tinubu a terrible president.
In a statement signed over the weekend, by NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, the scheme described the allegations linking the terrible president remark to the withholding of her certificate as “entirely unfounded and false in their entirety.”
According to the NYSC, Rita is among 131 Corps Members whose certificates were withheld for valid disciplinary reasons. Her service year was extended by two months after she failed to attend the April 2025 biometrics clearance, in breach of the NYSC Bye-Laws.
The agency stressed that the sanction was purely administrative and not politically motivated, adding that all Corps Members in similar circumstances face the same extension.
The NYSC urged the public to avoid misinterpretation and approach the matter with understanding.
Meanwhile, popular human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has promised to step into the matter.
