*Tinubu breaks silence
Nigeria’s minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, has resigned from his position, after a protracted certificate forgery allegations after his appointment in August 2023.
According to Premium Times, Nnaji since July 2023, when President Tinubu named him among the first batch of 28 ministerial nominees from 25 States forwarded to the Senate as part of the president’s initial cabinet list, two months after taking office on 29 May 2023.
President Bola Tinubu spokesman, Bayo Onanuga on Tuesday night in a statement said Nnaji 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, according to Onanuga who said, “President Tinubu thanked him for his service and wished him well in future endeavours”.
TheNewspad recalls that critics have long insisted that Mr Nnaji did not complete his university education and that both the bachelor’s degree and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate he presented to President Tinubu and the offices of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the State Security Service, and the Senate were forged.
University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, had disowned Nnaji, following claims that he is yet to collect his transcript since he graduated from the institution years ago.
