Media adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Paul Ibe, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately dismiss the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, over allegations that he forged his academic and NYSC certificates.
The controversy centres on claims that Nnaji presented a falsified degree certificate from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and a forged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate when he was appointed a minister in 2023.
The development gained further attention following a court case instituted by Nnaji himself against UNN and other parties, seeking to address the growing controversy over the authenticity of his credentials.
However, proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja were stalled on Monday due to the failure of the university’s legal team to file necessary court documents. The matter was before Justice Hauwa Yilwa.
In a post shared via his X (formerly Twitter) handle, Paul Ibe argued that the President ought to have already dismissed the minister, given the gravity of the allegations and the institution’s reported confirmation of certificate forgery.
“Since the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has confirmed that Minister Uche Nnaji allegedly forged the institution’s certificate, which he presented officially for his ministerial appointment, one would have expected that President Bola Tinubu @officialABAT would have sacked him and released him for prosecution,” Ibe wrote.
