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Di Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Geoffrey Uche Nnaji don resign.
Im resignation dey come afta one Premium Times report allege say di minister forge im University diploma certificate and im NYSC certification.
Special Adviser to di President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga for assertion on im official X account, confam say President Bola Tinubu don settle for di minister resignation.
According to di assertion, e resign on Tuesday, 7 September for inside one letter to di president, and e thank am for permitting am to serve Nigeria.
“President Tinubu thank am for im service and wish am well for im future endeavours,” di assertion add.
Na for August 2023, President Tinubu identify am amongst di first batch of 28 ministerial nominees from 25 states, and e ahead im identify go di Senate for screening and affirmation.
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Oga Nnaji bin dey eye of di storm on high accuse say e forge di credentials wey e submit give President Bola Tinubu and di senate throughout im ministerial screening and affirmation.
One investigation wey Premium Times Newspaper publish allege say di minister no full im full college schooling, and say each di bachelor diploma and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate e dey parade up and down na faux.
Oga Nnaji don deny dis accuse.
For one information convention wey di Minister workplace prepare for Monday, 6 September for Abuja, im tok-tok pesin Robert Ngwu inform tori pipo say di report by Premium Times na lies.
E say im be goal of blackmail, and na im political opponents set am up.
E additionally refer tori pipo to at least one letter by one former registrar of UNN on December 21, 2023, wey confam say Uche Nnaji bin graduate for di college.
“Two years later, in May 2025, one purported letter bin surface – wey di university allegedly write – wey suddenly claim say dem no get records of di Minister graduation. Di question wey evri Nigerian suppose ask na: Wetin change between December 2023 and May 2025?” Ngwu tok.
Di minister tok-tok pesin additionally say di minister bin carry di mata go courtroom wia di courtroom bin give order to UNN, on 25 September dis 12 months, for dem to launch im educational transcript, amongst oda tins. But till at present, di college neva launch di transcripts.
During di press convention, BBC News Pidgin tori pesin ask di minister tok-tok pesin, wetin dem get to tok about di allegation of NYSC certicate forgery wey Premium Times declare, and e say dat one na “non-issue”, bicos Premium Times for dia so-called investigation bin no publish any letter by NYSC wey tok say di minister bin no do im National Service.
“Di minister serve im kontri wela for Plateau State and dat one no dey in contention,” Ngwu tok.
Although, for di PT investigation, dem present some variations wey dey for di NYSC certificate wey di minister bin current give di Senate throughout im screening, wen you place am aspect by aspect wit oda NYSC certificates wey dem concern for di identical 1986 wey di minister declare say im serve.