Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology resigns amidst certificate forgery allegations

Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology resigns amidst certificate forgery allegations

The Minister of Innovation, science and generation, Uche Nnaji, has resigned.

Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman, confirmed this in a statement this night October 7.

Nnaji is at present enmeshed in a certificates scandal. Following an research by premium instances, the university of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), disowned the Bachelor of technological know-how diploma certificates within the ownership of the Minister, pronouncing the politician did no longer whole his research on the institution and used to be by no means issued a certificates.

consistent with top class times, Simon U. Ortuanya, the Vice-Chancellor of UNN, stated that despite the fact that Nnaji used to be admitted to the group in 1981, he did no longer entire his studies and used to be never presented a degree.

The news platform additionally said that the NYSC certificate the Minister submitted to the Senate earlier than he used to be cleared as a Minister was once faux because the NYSC additionally did not authenticate the certificates. The platform said that research confirmed that the NYSC certificate the Minister submitted was once signed via a Director-popular who assumed workplace 18months before he assumed workplace and that the NYSC certificate Nnaji possesses showed he served for 13 months and not three hundred and sixty five days as mandated by using regulation.

Onanuga in a assertion released this night said President Tinubu regular Nnaji’s resignation.

‘’President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has universal the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, science, and technology, following a few allegations against him.

President Tinubu appointed Nnaji in August 2023.

He resigned nowadays in a letter thawnking the President for permitting him to serve Nigeria.

Nnaji said he has been a goal of blackmail via political warring parties.

President Tinubu thanked him for his provider and needed him well in future endeavours.” the statement reads