Activist Seeks Amendment Of NYSC Act

Nkereuwem Akpan, a human rights lawyer, has filed a suit seeking a declaration for the amendment of the NYSC Act to give potential corps members the right to choose where to perform their primary assignments.

The suit, which was endorsed at the Federal High Court Registry in Abuja on Monday, was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by the plaintiff.

The originating summons has the NYSC, Director General of NYSC, President of the Senate, Speaker, House of Representatives, Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) as well as President, Federal Republic of Nigeria as defendants.

The plaintiff sought a declaration that the sixth defendant (President Goodluck Jonathan) could by virtue of the provisions of Sections 5 and 315 of the 1999 Constitution, effect the amendment.

He further sought a declaration that the third defendant (President of the Senate) and the fourth defendant (Speaker, House of Representatives) could use the provisions of the constitution to initiate the process of amending the Act.