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Minister of innovation, subject and technology, Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, has resigned from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s furniture amid allegations of forgery levelled against him.
The president’s peculiar advisor connected accusation and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the resignation successful a connection issued connected Monday, noting that the President had accepted it “in bully faith.”
Nnaji’s travails started aft the media outfit Premium Times published the result of its extended probe into Nnaji’s alleged certificate forgery case.
Another media outfit, Peoples Gazette, had eralier successful 2024, published stories accusing him of allegedly forging his National Youth Service Corps’ certificate.
Nnaji nevertheless disputed the Premium Times story, claiming the allegation was the handiwork of governmental opponents successful his authorities of Enugu.
The erstwhile minister, appointed successful August 2023, tendered his resignation connected Monday successful a missive to the President, expressing gratitude for the accidental to service the nation.
In his letter, the erstwhile curate said helium had go the people of “relentless blackmail” by governmental opponents bent connected tarnishing his reputation.
“I convey Mr President for the spot reposed successful maine and for giving maine the privilege to lend my quota to nationalist development,” Nnaji stated, adding that helium was stepping speech to support the administration’s integrity.
President Tinubu successful accepting his resignation, commended Nnaji for his work to the federation and wished him good successful his aboriginal endeavours.
LEADERSHIP had reported that unit was mounting connected the curate pursuing revelations that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), disowned the certificate allegedly submitted by Nnaji.
In a missive dated October 2, 2025, and signed by the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Simon Ortuanya, the instauration said records showed that Nnaji, with matriculation fig 1981/30725, was admitted to survey Microbiology/Biochemistry successful 1981 but did not implicit his studies.
“Following the above, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka did not and consequently, could not person issued the purported certificate successful July 1985 to Mr Geoffrey Uchechukwu Nnaji,” helium said.
The assemblage said its presumption was accordant with an earlier missive sent to the Public Complaints Commission connected May 13, 2025, successful effect to a akin inquiry.
However, successful his filing earlier the court, Nnaji admitted that helium had yet to cod his grade certificate from the university, attributing the hold to what helium described arsenic UNN officials’ “non-cooperative attitude.”
The Presidency has said it would not enactment connected the substance due to the fact that the lawsuit was pending earlier the court.
Release my transcript, curate tells UNN
However, Chief Uche Nnaji had earlier denied the allegations of certificate forgery against him, calling connected the assemblage absorption to merchandise his world transcript.
In a property league successful Abuja connected Monday, the curate said the allegation of forgery was politically motivated and well-crafted to tarnish his estimation up of the 2027 governorship predetermination successful the state.
Court Fixes Nov 10 For Hearing In Nnaji’s Alleged Certificate Case
Meanwhile, a Federal High Court successful Abuja had fixed November 10 to perceive a suit filed by Minister Nnaji against UNN.
The curate had filed the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1909/2025, pursuing allegations of certificate forgery levelled against him.
The different defendants successful the lawsuit are the Minister of Education, the National Universities Commission (NUC), UNN, and its vice-chancellor, Prof. Simon Ortuanya, arsenic the archetypal to 4th respondents.
He besides joined the Registrar, UNN; a erstwhile acting vice-chancellor, Prof. Oguenjiofor Ujam; and the university’s Senate arsenic 5th and 7th respondents, respectively.
Nnaji, successful an ex parte motion, had sought an bid granting him permission to contented prerogative writs prohibiting the assemblage and its officials from “tampering with” oregon continuing to “tamper with” his world records.
Carry Your Cross, Enugu Government Had Told Nnaji
The Enugu State Government had, successful its effect to Nnaji earlier, denied sponsoring allegations of certificate forgery against Minister Nnaji, urging him to “carry his cross” and wide his sanction earlier Nigerians.
In a property connection issued successful Enugu connected Monday by the Director of Information successful the Ministry of Information and Communication, Mr Chukwuemeka Nebo, the authorities said it had nary manus successful the controversies surrounding the Minister’s world records.
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