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NYSC & ANOR

(2018) JELR 38891 (CA)

Court of Appeal 8 Jun 2018 Nigeria
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- This case is an appeal against the judgment of the Federal High Court in a suit where the appellant sought an order of mandamus to compel the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to issue him a certificate of National Service. - The appell

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Suit Number:CA/E/143/2017
Judges:TOM SHAIBU YAKUBU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria RITA NOSAKHARE PEMU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MISITURA OMODERE BOLAJI-YUSUFF Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:C. J. S. AZORO, ESQ., J. A. MADUAKOLAM, ESQ. For Appellant CHIDI ONUNKWO ESQ. J. U. NAYABA ESQ. For Respondent

RITA NOSAKHARE PEMU, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Awka Judicial Division delivered on the 6th of December 2016 in Suit No. FHC/AWK/CS/118/2016.

In the said judgment, the lower Court dismissed the suit of the Appellant.

SYNOPSIS OF FACTS

By originating motion on notice filed on the 8th of July 2016, the Appellant (as Applicant in the Court below) sought leave to apply for an Order of mandamus requiring the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the Director General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to issue the Applicant a certificate of National Service, the Respondents having willfully unconstitutionally, illegally and unlawfully denied or withheld same from the Applicant since 15th of October 2015 when the Applicant completed the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

And an order for substituted service of the originating process and all other processes in this Suit on the Respondents. Pages 2 3 of…

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