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Rescue of 8 Kidnapped Corps Members, Climax of My Public Service Exit-Megwa

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1 year ago

September 10, 2024

Joel Ajayi

The outgone Director Of Public Relations of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Eddy Megwa has revealed that the successful rescue of 8 kidnapped Corps Members remains the climax of his successful exit from public Service.

Eddy who immensely contributed his quota to the growth and development of the scheme, meritoriously exited the public service and joined the League of Senior citizens on Sunday, August 25, 2024, on the attainment of the mandatory retirement age of sixty years for public servants.

Acording to him, “the Climax of my departure from public civil service is the successful rescue of eight corps Members kidnaped one year ago.”

“We went through thick and thin, relocating to Zamfara for 17 days, meeting the traditional rulers, the military, police and the Directorate ot State Services, DSS, working round the clock day and night to ensure operations were conducted towards the release of these corps members is very smooth and successful.

“Thank God all of them are here, they are alive and we have seen them.
“We thank God for the prayers of all Nigerians, we thank God for the cooperation of the media, we thank God for the steadfastness of the parents who believed in the Nigerian government especially the military toward the rescue of these young ones.

“We keep stressing that nobody should travel at night as we all need to be alive. Anywhere you are by 6::00pm, cut your journey, you need to be alive to finish your journey”

He lauded members of the Press for their support and prompt reportage of the Scheme’s activities saying the support contributed in no small measure to his success as the 28th image maker of the Scheme.

He enjoined the media to always make clarifications about the Scheme whenever the need arises, instead of rushing to press to publish incorrect and damaging stories about the Scheme.

It was a gathering of staff, friends, families and well-wishers on Friday 25th of August 2024 at.then colorful send-forth party held at the Yakubu Gowon House, Maitama Abuja, celebrating the retirement of the Director of Press and Public Relations Unit, Eddy Megwa who bowed out gracefully from public service, after attaining the peak of his career amidst pomp and celebration.

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NYCN: High Court Bars Gbenga, others from holding election

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8 hours ago

October 7, 2025

The Gleamer

Josl Ajayi

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has issued an order restraining Comrade Ademola Gbenga, Comrade Okechukwu Nnamene and others from conducting the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) election slated for October 7, pending the determination of the substantive suit before the court.

Justice J. E. Obanor, in an order dated October 6, 2025, in suit no: FCT/HC/CV/3803/2025 and motion no: M/12204/2025, sighted by our correspondent, directed the Inspector General of Police and the Department of State Services (DSS) to enforce the court’s order.

The claimants/applicants in the case are the Incorporated Trustees of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) and Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, representing the existing leadership of the Council.

The defendants include Comr. Ademola Gbenga, Comr. Okechukwu Nnamene, Comr. Abel Abaji, Comr. Alex Allen Akin, Comr. Hassan Mamman, the Inspector General of Police, and the Department of State Services.

It would be recalled that the NYCN, during its National Elective Convention held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, from September 20 to 22, re-elected Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo as President alongside other executives.

However, dissatisfied with the Sukubo-led leadership, Gbenga and his allies formed a parallel group and planned to conduct another election in Abuja on October 7.

Consequently, the court ordered all parties to maintain the status quo regarding the leadership of the NYCN, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

The Order read in part, “Upon hearing the Motion Ex parte and the accompanying affidavit of. Amb. Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo listening to P. Ulofu ESQ., of counsel to the Applicants praying this Honourable Court for the following:-

“An Order of Interim Injunction restraining the Respondents (Gbenga and others) or any person(s) acting through them or on their behalf from conducting the scheduled election of the 7th day of October, 2025 or taking any further step concerning the subject matter of this suit respectively pending the hearing and determination of the motion on Notice.

“An Order of Interim Injunction directing the Respondents to maintain the status quo with respect to the leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, pending the determination of and determination of the motion on notice.

“An Order directing the 6th (IGP) and 7th (DSS) Defendants/Respondents to enforce the Order of Court restraining the 1st to 5th (Gbenga and others) Defendants, their privies, agents, or howsoever called, conducting the scheduled election of the 7 th day of October, 2025 or taking any further step concerning the subject matter of this suit respectively pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

“And for such further or other orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances of this suit and or application.

“The court ordered as follows: Application is hereby granted and order made as prayed. Case is adjourned to 16th October, 2025 for hearing of Motion on Notice.”

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