The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, restrained the National Youth Service Corps and it’s Director Corps Certification, Ibrahim Muhammad from issuing, publishing or continued to issue, publish disclaimer to the effect that the NYSC certificate of national service dated 6th January 2003, issued to the Governor-elect of Enugu state, Barrister Mbah Peter was not issued by the National Youth Service Corps.
Justice Ekwo made the order upon an ex parte motion dated May 4, which was moved by Emeka Ozoani SAN, on behalf of the applicant.
The motion was brought under specific sections of the Federal High Court Act and Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules.
After hearing from Mbah’s counsel, Justice Ekwo approved the first prayer of the motion.
“An order of interim injunction restraining the Defendants and Respondents whether by themseives, their directors, officers, servants, legal representatives, counsel or any other person or persons howsoever described and connected, from issuing, publishing or continued to issue, publish disclaimer to the effect that the NYSC certificate of National Service dated 6th January, 2003, certificate No. A.808297 issued to the Plaintiff Barrister Mbah Peter Ndubuisi, in accordance with Section 11 of the National Youth Service Corps Decree No. 51 of 1993 was not issued by the National Youth Service Corps pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction filed in this suit” the court ordered.
However, Justice Ekwo declined to grant the applicant’s prayer, wherein he is seeking.
”An of interim injunction restraining the Defendants individually, collectively, whether by themselves, their directors, officers, servants, counsel, professional advisers, legal representatives, tribunal or any other person natural
or legal, in receipt or knowledge of the aforesaid disclaimer issued or published by the defendants in supposition that the NYSC Certificate of service No. A. 808297 belonging to Barrister Peter Ndubuisi Mbah was not issued by the defendants not to rely, countenance, or accord any probative evidential value on it pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction filed in this suit”.
The court said it will consider prayer two on the ex parte motion paper in the motion on notice, fixed for May 22.
The trial judge subsequently ordered the applicant to serve the defendants with the court processes within two days of the order.
The ex parte motion was based on several points, including Barrister Mbah Peter’s history of law study, his mandatory NYSC service, and the eventual issuance of his national service certificate.
