The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has cancelled the compulsory one-year service of pop star Davido, the singer has alleged.
David Adeleke, as he is officially known, made the claim in a comment on Instagram on Thursday.
He was reacting to a post made by Adesegun Adeosun, the Nigerian music promoter known as Smade, who just finished his three-week NYSC orientation programme and got a letter of recommendation.
“Naso dem cancel my own,” Davido wrote in reply to the post.
The 26-year-old Babcock University graduate of music had registered for NYSC in 2018 Batch ‘B’ stream II and was sworn in on August 30.
The NYSC programme is mandatory for all graduates who plan to be employed in Nigeria.
Speaking on why he registered for the scheme, Davido said he was preparing for his future.
“I am a youth and I am delighted to serve my fatherland,” he said at his swearing-in ceremony.
“NYSC is also a leadership development programme and since I will not remain a youth forever, I have to start preparing myself for the future,” he added.
On arrival at the Lagos NYSC camp, the ‘FIA’ singer cancelled his US tour which was to hold in September for NYSC commitments.
Shortly afterwards, Davido violated one of the NYSC rules when he left for a tour of the US.
While still in his service year, Davido broke another NYSC rule by engaging in political campaigns for his uncle Ademola Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the September 2018 Osun governorship election.
There has been no official statement from the NYSC management disputing or confirming the action.
