Justice Nyang Ekwo of Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has confirmed the authenticity of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate issued to Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah.

Ekwo, in a ruling, yesterday, held that evidence before the court showed that the governor, though mobilised for service in 2001, completed his service in 2003.

The applicant, in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/611/23, is Peter Mbah, while the NYSC and five others are defendants.

According to the court, Mbah, midway into his service, sought and received permission from NYSC to attend the Nigerian Law School, and was reinstated into the NYSC in 2003.

Besides, the judge pointed out that while the evidence that Mbah served in the law firm of one Udeh was not challenged by the NYSC, he berated the scheme for not charging the governor for forgery, if it actually believed that it did not issue the certificate to him.

He said the NYSC was mischievous and acted in bad faith by denying Mbah’s NYSC certificate.

The court, which found the NYSC Director-General and the scheme (defendants in the suit) guilty of misrepresentation of material facts, subsequently awarded N5 million damages to the governor.