Weeks after resignation, Nigerian government fails to remove Uche Nnaji as Minister of Science and Technology

Weeks after resignation, Nigerian government fails to remove Uche Nnaji as Minister of Science and Technology

The Nigerian government has failed to remove Uche Nnaji as Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology after more than a week following his resignation over forgery allegations.

Recall that Nnaji resigned on October 7, after a newspaper investigation that claimed he submitted falsified certificates to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during his ministerial appointment in 2023.

Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga confirmed Nnaji’s resignation in a post on X, quoting the minister as saying he had been “a target of blackmail by political opponents”.

Nnaji has also denied the accusations of forgery, insisting that he did graduate from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) with a degree in Microbiology/Biochemistry.

The forgery allegations have sparked outrage among some Nigerians, following a two-year investigation by the Premium Times newspaper.