Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, former Chairman of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission, has expressed his displeasure at the recent court order that restrained the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from publishing a disclaimer on the certificate of Enugu State Governor-elect, Mr Peter Mbah.

The ex parte ruling was given by Justice Inyang Ekwo which prohibited the NYSC from continuing to issue a disclaimer that shows Mbah’s certificate was not issued by the corps. The NYSC had earlier issued a letter in February that the governor-elect’s NYSC certificate was not issued by the organization.

Despite this recent ruling, Odinkalu has criticized the court’s decision via his Twitter account. He questioned how a judge with a clear conscience could make such an order.

Mbah contested and won the March 18 gubernatorial election in Enugu State under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.