BREAKING: APC Disqualifies Shittu From Guber Race Over NYSC Scandal

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified Adebayo Shittu, minister of communications from the governorship race over his failure to partake in the one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme.

Premium Times had reported that Shittu failed to present himself for the scheme despite graduating from the then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU) at age 25.

Shittu had said his first political post after graduation could suffice as national service, a claim TheCable fact checked and found incorrect.

More to follow…

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