Minister of Science and Technology GEOFFREY NNAJI Resigns Following Allegations of Certificate Forgery

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Mr Geoffrey Nnaji has resigned his appointment following allegations of forgery of his Bachelor and NYSC certificates. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation.

Announcing the development, the Special Adviser to the President on Media, Mr Bayo Onanuga said “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, following some allegations against him.
President Tinubu appointed Nnaji in August 2023.
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.”

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The influential PremiumTimes NG had published investigative reports detailing the response of the University of Nigeria Nsukka to its inquiry on the validity of the Minister’s certificate. According to the University,
“From every available records and information from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, we are unable to confirm that Mr Geoffrey Uchechukwu Nnaji, the current Minister of Science and Technology, graduated from the University of Nigeria in July 1985, as there are no records of his completion of study in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.’

The University admitted that the minister was admitted to the institution in 1981 but did not complete his course of study and never graduated nor got a certificate. The disclosure also put a huge question on his NYSC discharge certificate which he also tendered when he was screened for appointment as a minister.