Musawa In Fresh Trouble As Activists Drag Her To Court Stating Why She Should Be Disqualified As Minister

Musawa In Fresh Trouble As Activists Drag Her To Court Stating Why She Should Be Disqualified As Minister

A group of activists, operating under the banner of Concerned Nigerians, has initiated legal action at the Federal High Court in Abuja, contesting the appointment of Hannatu Musawa as the Minister of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy.

The suit, registered under the number FHC/ABJ/CS/1198/2023, has been filed by human rights lawyer Samuel Ihensekhien Jr., acting on behalf of plaintiffs Deji Adeyanju and Dr. Patrick Osagie Eholor.

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The plaintiffs are urging for Hannatu Musawa’s disqualification on the grounds that she is purportedly a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and allegedly holds membership in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in her current capacity.

The respondents to this legal action include the President, the Attorney-General of the Federation, and Hannatu Musawa herself.

Samuel Ihensekhien Jr., commenting on the case, stated: “It is undeniably clear that Mrs. Hannatu Musawa, as an active corps member, lacks the eligibility to be appointed as a minister. This conclusion is straightforward and is supported by the Supreme Court’s authoritative decision in the 2019 Modibbo v Usman case, which affirmed that a youth corps member is not qualified to participate in any election in Nigeria or engage in partisan political activities, as is evident in Musawa’s situation.”

He further emphasized that Hannatu Musawa, who has allegedly not yet completed the mandatory one-year national youth service, does not meet the qualifications required for the position of a minister in Nigeria. This is due to the fact that the Constitution stipulates the same eligibility and disqualification criteria for both House of Representatives elections and ministerial appointments.

The lawsuit seeks five distinct remedies and additional ancillary or mandatory consequential injunctions. A hearing date for the case has not yet been scheduled.