Abuja, Nigeria – Dem say when wetin you don hide go come show, e go be like say rain don fall for dry season. Na so we fit describe the resignation of Uche Nnaji, di Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, wey don waka comot after dem catch am with forged certificates. E happen just three days after PREMIUM TIMES expose di matter, and na Bayo Onanuga, wey be di spokesperson for President Bola Tinubu, confirm am for social media.
Di resignation happen for Tuesday, and Mr. Onanuga yarn say President Tinubu don accept di resignation with open hand. “Tinubu thank am for di time wey him serve Nigeria and wish am beta luck,” he write. But as e be say di matter don hot like suya for midday, many Nigerians dey shout say why dem fit let so-called educated person enter office without proper check.
All dis wahala no start today. Na back in July 2023, when di minister first step enter di ministerial nomination from di president after Tinubu don take seat, critics don dey hammer am say him no fit show proof say him even go school. Na now, di whole thing don come to light as di investigation show say di degree certificate wey Uche carry come na big lie.
PREMIUM TIMES don check am well, and dem don find out say di educational documents wey Mr. Nnaji submit to President Tinubu and di Senate dey fake. As dem dey talk say he forge di documents from di University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), di evidence wey dem gather no fit allow am run from di matter again.
Even di NYSC wey dey supposed give am beta certificate don run come say dem no sabi him, telling everybody say di certificate he dey carry no mean anything to dem. E clear say Uche dey chop like laugh before. Wehrey Uche, how you go run go come dey hide certificate matter like say e no dey important?
E no too long, na last week, Premium Times break di news about di saga and how di former minister sit down dey deny wetin no fit hold water. In fact, Uche Nnaji don send dem document wey show say UNN no give am any certificate. We dey wonder why e no run come address Nigerians by himself, but he send aides wey dey talk like dem dey crack joke.
Matter don pass joke level as Nigerians don begin dey call for di minister to step down. GGSMD, an advocacy group, don push am make him resign quickly if im wan maintain any small respect for di office. If dem no see action from him, dem don threaten say dem go stage protest for di ministry. Seems like di heat is on!
Na serious matter wey dey unfold here, as di implications fit reach more than just dis minister alone. E go make plenty people dey reason sey if dis kind wahala fit happen, wetin go happen next? E good make di whole world dey watch how our leaders manage di integrity matter.
As we dey follow di story closely, we go continue to dey hit di nail on di head for real issues around our governance. This one na just beginning, we still get plenty to talk about, especially how di system fail to vet people wey suppose dey hold important positions in our country. Naija, we go shine our eyes!
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