Nigeria’s President has accepted the resignation of the country’s Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Nnaji amid allegations that he has forged his the credentials he submitted during his confirmation.
In a statement on Tuesday, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the president on Information and Strategy, said President Bola Tinubu has accepted Nnaji’s resignation.
A statement to this effect read: “He resigned today in a letter thanking the President for allowing him to serve Nigeria. Nnaji said he has been a target of blackmail by political opponents. President Tinubu thanked him for his service and wished him well in future endeavours.”
It has been reported that, prior to his resignation, a federal high court in Abuja had dismissed Nnaji’s request to stop the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), from releasing his academic records.
A report by online newspaper, PREMIUM TIMES had alleged that Nnaji did not complete his university education and that both the bachelor’s degree and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate he presented to Tinubu, as well as to the offices of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), the Department of State Services (DSS), and the senate, were forged.
