Stella Oduah never completed service – NYSC responds to senator’s claim of losing her certificate

Stella Oduah never ends ministry – NYSC responds to senator’s complaint

The affidavit affidavit attached to his CF001 forms submitted to the National Independent Electoral Commission for 2019, reads as follows;

Stella Oduah

“I Princess Stella Adaeze Oduah, Christian, Adult , Nigeria Citizen, Politician of Umuoma Village, Akili, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State do hereby make oath and depose as follows:
1. That I am the dependent of the affidavit.
2. That I am a native of Akili Ozizor in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State.
3. That sometime in 2010 while in transit from Akili Ozizor in Ogbaru Local Government Area to Abuja I discovered that my personal belongings were missing.
4. That the missing documents are the originals of my West African School Certificate of 1978 from Zixton Secondary School Ozubulu, First School Leaving Certificate from St. John Odoakpu Onitsha, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Certificate 1982 from St Paul’s College Lawrencevile Virginia USA, National Youth Service Corps Certificate 1983, National Identity Card, United States of America Social Security Card with the number on it.
5. That all efforts are to trace the missing documents proved abortive.
6. That I made this affidavit in good faith believing same to be true and correct and in accordance with the Oaths Act.”

However, the director-general of the service responded to the request, saying that although Oduah was drafted for national service during the 1982/38 service year and sent to Lagos Oblast, he resigned after being instructed and did not complete the service.

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A letter entitled ‘Re: NYSC Doubts the Role of Other NYSC Fidelity Staff About Stella Adaeze Oduah (Senatha), Save the Image and Dignity of the Scheme’, dated 24 May 2022 and reference number NYSC / DHQ / PPRU / 783 / VILIII, acquired by Punch and Daily Trust.

It partly read;

 

“In response to your request, we wish to state that the facts of the matter remain as follows: Stella Adaeze Oduah was mobilised for national service in 1982/1983 service year and deployed to Lagos State.

“After the orientation course, she absconded and never completed the national service. The consequence of this is that she is not qualified for the issuance of the certificate of national service.”

It partly read;

 

“In response to your request, we wish to state that the facts of the matter remain as follows: Stella Adaeze Oduah was mobilised for national service in 1982/1983 service year and deployed to Lagos State.

“After the orientation course, she absconded and never completed the national service. The consequence of this is that she is not qualified for the issuance of the certificate of national service.”

In the Senator’s CF001 forms submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission in 2019, Oduah said he filled out his NYSC but his certificate was missing along with other pieces.

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