Contrary to her earlier claims of having a Bachelor’s degree and undergoing the mandatory National Youth Service Corps, Nigeria’s former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah has altered some of the personal information she submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in 2022 from the one submitted in 2018.
In the recent affidavit submitted by Oduah to INEC on June 24, 2022, the senator submitted a senior secondary school leaving certificate with only two passes.
Recall that in a letter, marked NYSC/DHQ/PPRU/783/Vol III, the NYSC had revealed that Senator Oduah, representing Anambra North in the National Assembly, did not complete the mandatory one-year NYSC programme.
Reports had it that the letter was in response to an inquiry made by a group known as the Concerned Anambra North PDP Stakeholders.
It was clarified that the group had written to the NYSC, alleging that some officials of the agency colluded with Oduah to bury the truth.
In its response, the scheme, in a letter by the Director-General of the programme, which was signed on his behalf by the Director of Press and Public Relations, said Oduah commenced her NYSC programme in 1982 but absconded.
The embattled Senator swiftly reacted in the letter addressed to the Director-General, NYSC and titled, “48 Hours Notice to Retract Your Statement as Contained in Your Letter Dated 24th May 2022 Ref No. NYSC/DHQ/PPRU/783/VOL 111”.
In the letter signed by Stella’s spokesperson, Ezennia Nonso Chukwudebe, the senator described the statement made by the NYSC as reckless.
She gave NYSC “48 hours to retract your statement failing which legal actions shall be commenced against you.”
Recall that in a signed affidavit Oduah submitted to INEC on October 18, 2018, ahead of the 2019 general elections, which was exclusively obtained by SaharaReporter, the lawmaker claimed she has a BSc in Business Administration and attended St. Paul’s College Lawrenceville, Virginia, USA from 1978-1982. She had in the document, noted that she attended St John’s Primary School, Odoakpu, Onitsha, Anambra from 1969 – 1973 and Zixton Secondary School, Ozubulu, Anambra State from 1973 -1978.
However, in the recent affidavit in support of personal particulars submitted to the electoral body, INEC, on June 14, 2022, Oduah has carefully abandoned claims that she has a BSc in Business Administration and attended St. Paul’s College Lawrenceville, Virginia, USA from 1978-1982.
She now claims she only attended primary and secondary schools, obtaining just FSLC (First School Leaving Certificate) and GCE (General Certificate of Education) in 1973 and 1978 respectively.
Nothing was filled in the space for higher qualifications.
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