Certificate forgery allegations: Why Minister, Geoffrey Nnaji, resigned

By Favour Ulebor

Abuja—Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, has resigned, pursuing allegations of certificate forgery levelled against him.

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser connected Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the resignation successful a connection yesterday, saying the President has accepted the minister’s determination to measurement down.

According to Onanuga, President Tinubu “accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, pursuing immoderate allegations against him.

“President Tinubu appointed Nnaji successful August 2023. He resigned contiguous (yesterday) successful a missive thanking the President for allowing him to service Nigeria.”

Onanuga further quoted the erstwhile curate arsenic saying helium had “been a people of blackmail by governmental opponents.

President Tinubu thanked him for his work and wished him good successful aboriginal endeavours.
Recall that an online work had reported past week that the curate did not person the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, grade helium paraded.

The minister, who accused Enugu State authorities of being down the allegation, besides accused the vice chancellor of the univesity of being utilized to laic the allegation against him, and requested the assemblage authorities to merchandise to him his transcripts.

He besides filed a lawsuit against the assemblage astatine the Federal High Court sitting successful Abuja, asking the tribunal to compel the assemblage to merchandise the transcripts.

The judge, Justice Yilwa, adjourned the lawsuit to November 10.

The improvement had drawn reactions from the statesmanlike campaigner of Labour Party, LP, successful 2023 election, Peter Obi, and African Democratic Congress, ADC.

While Obi charged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to guarantee candidates were decently screened to suffice to contention election, ADC flayed President Bola Tinubu for inactive keeping the curate successful his government, contempt the damning allegations against him.

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