<p>Adebayo
Shittu, former Minister of Communications, 2015-2019, who had instituted a case
against his party, All Progressives Congress, APC, on the grounds of being
denied participation in the 2019 governorship primary in Oyo State, lost at the
Supreme Court on July 18.</p>



<p>Among
other things, he claimed  ;that APC’s
national leadership omitted his name in the list of its governorship aspirants
for the primaries in Oyo State because he did not participate in the National
Youth Service Corps scheme.</p>



<p>His
counsel urged the court to determine whether the ground for disqualifying his
client was lawful or in contravention of the constitution.</p>



<p>He
argued that the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria required anyone
seeking to be a state governor to possess a maximum of Senior Secondary School
Certificate and not necessarily an NYSC certificate.</p>



<p>Adebayo
Ojo, the defence counsel, in his opposition to the plaintiff’s prayer, said
that the matter was already a dead issue, and therefore, academic.</p>



<p>In
its ruling, the Supreme Court, in a unanimous verdict by a five-man panel led
by Justice John Okoro, dismissed the suit for being statute-barred.</p>



<p>“This
appeal is dismissed haven been withdrawn by the appellant and no objection and
there is no order as at cost,&#8221; Justice Okoro said.</p>



<p>The
Oyo State chapter of the ruling party prevented Shittu from participating in
its primary election because he skipped the mandatory one-year NYSC after his
graduation from the Obafemi Awolowo University in 1978.</p>



<p><strong>Ex- Communication Minister, Shittu, looses again </strong></p>



<p>Adebayo
Shittu, former Minister of Communications, 2015-2019, who had instituted a case
against his party, All Progressives Congress, APC, on the grounds of being
denied participation in the 2019 governorship primary in Oyo State, lost at the
Supreme Court on July 18.</p>



<p>Among
other things, he claimed  ;that APC’s
national leadership omitted his name in the list of its governorship aspirants
for the primaries in Oyo State because he did not participate in the National
Youth Service Corps scheme.</p>



<p>His
counsel urged the court to determine whether the ground for disqualifying his
client was lawful or in contravention of the constitution.</p>



<p>He
argued that the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria required anyone
seeking to be a state governor to possess a maximum of Senior Secondary School
Certificate and not necessarily an NYSC certificate.</p>



<p>Adebayo
Ojo, the defence counsel, in his opposition to the plaintiff’s prayer, said
that the matter was already a dead issue, and therefore, academic.</p>



<p>In
its ruling, the Supreme Court, in a unanimous verdict by a five-man panel led
by Justice John Okoro, dismissed the suit for being statute-barred.</p>



<p>“This
appeal is dismissed haven been withdrawn by the appellant and no objection and
there is no order as at cost,&#8221; Justice Okoro said.</p>



<p>The
Oyo State chapter of the ruling party prevented Shittu from participating in
its primary election because he skipped the mandatory one-year NYSC after his
graduation from the Obafemi Awolowo University in 1978.</p>

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