Certificate scandal: Nnaji resigns as minister, claims political witch-hunting

… Tinubu accepts resignation

President Bola Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Nnaji, minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, following some allegations of certificate forgery against him.

Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement, said Nnaji’s resignation was received by President Tinubu ” today in a letter thanking the President for allowing him to serve Nigeria.”

Recall that President Tinubu had appointed Nnaji as a minister in August 2023.

Nnaji, in the letter of resignation, 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.

Nnaji was alleged to have presented a certificate that claims he is a graduate of the University of Nigeria Nsukka.

The institution however couldn’t verify the claim, saying that it has no records that Nnaji actually graduated from the University.

Nnaji resignation makes him the second Minister in the two years old cabinet of President Tinubu, to have left under such circumstances.

Recall that Betta Edu, former minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation also left the cabinet unceremoniously, after she suspended by the President over allegations of diversion of public funds into private account.
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