Embattled minister to speak today
The Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, will speak today, Monday, 6 October, on the PREMIUM TIMES’ investigation exposing how he forged his degree and NYSC certificates.
A painstaking two-year investigation published by PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday revealed that Mr Nnaji forged the credentials he submitted to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Senate during his ministerial confirmation in 2023.
Allegations of certificate forgery have dogged Mr 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.
Critics have long insisted that Mr Nnaji did not complete his university education and that the bachelor’s degree and 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.
The findings of PREMIUM TIMES’ extensive examination of the documents were damning and conclusive: both the degree certificate and the NYSC discharge certificate in the minister’s possession are outright forgeries.
This newspaper reported on Sunday that the minister has admitted that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) never issued him a degree certificate.
Breaking silence
PREMIUM TIMES learnt that Mr Nnaji will speak about the matter at a press conference in Abuja today.
This newspaper sighted a copy of the invitation to the press conference, which indicated that the minister will speak on the matter by 2:00 p.m. at the Raw Material Research and Development Council in Maitama District, Abuja.