The National Youth Service Corps says it has communicated with popular
musician, David Adeleke aka Davido, over his activities during his
service year.
The NYSC Director of Information, Adenike Adeyemi,
however, did not say what punishment had been meted out to Davido who
has broken several NYSC bye-laws
The artiste, our correspondent gathered, violated many of the scheme’s regulations.
Davido’s
enrolment for the NYSC had created a stir, as he became the cynosure of
all eyes at the Iyana Ipaja, Lagos orientation camp where he had
submitted himself for registration in August 2018.
He had also
posted pictures of himself in the NYSC kit on Instagram, as other corps
members in Batch ‘B’ Stream 2 swarmed him at the camp.
Just afterwards, Davido left the camp and began a series of violation of the rules of the service.
Other
NYSC by-laws violated by Davido include: bringing vehicles into the
orientation camp; disclosing official information; engaging in private
practice; taking part in partisan politics; reporting late to duty among
others.
Our correspondent observed from his Instagram page that
just after a few days in the camp, he travelled to Boston,
Massachusetts, as he embarked on a tour of the United States.
He thereby violated the first law of the NYSC, which said all corps members must participate in all activities in the camp.
It
cannot be ascertained if he did not violate the second law, which
stated that corps members leaving the orientation camp should get the
written permission of the state coordinator.
But the Assurance
crooner did not stop at Boston, as he continued globe-trotting, visiting
Philadelphia, New York, Washington DC, Georgia, Minnesota, London, Sao
Tome, Accra, Mayotte, Lebanon, UAE, among others.
Davido within
the period was also actively involved in the electioneering of his
uncle, Demola Adeleke, a gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party in Osun State.
For weeks, the artiste shuttled between Lagos State, where he was based, and Osun State, where the election held.
But
the NYSC law not only prohibited participation in partisan politics but
said corps members should not leave their place of primary assignments
without the permission of their state coordinators.
“Any member
who takes part in partisan politics is liable to extension of service
for a period not less than three months without pay,” Section 9 under
the Miscellaneous Offences and Penalties, read.
Davido’s manager, Asa Asika, declined comment, saying he does not speak to the press.
But the artiste, while replying to a post on Instagram, said his NYSC programme had been terminated.
He later deleted the comment from the post made by a friend.
Source:- Punchng
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