2027: Amid forgery trial, Uche Nnaji drops degree claim in INEC filing, opts for WAEC
He resigned as minister on 7 October last year, three days after PREMIUM TIMES published an investigation revealing that the then-minister forged his University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) degree and NYSC certificates, which he submitted to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Senate during his ministerial confirmation in 2023.
READ ALSO: Certificate Forgery: Court allows Uche Nnaji to travel abroad for medical treatment Disturbed by the scrutiny, Mr Nnaji filed a suit in the Federal High Court in Abuja to prevent UNN and its Vice-Chancellor, Simon Ortuanya, from releasing his academic records.
Before Mr Nnaji could obtain a court injunction, Mr Ortuanya had already responded to a PREMIUM TIMES Freedom of Information (FOI) letter, confirming that Mr Nnaji had forged his UNN degree certificate.
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