By Adesina Soyooye
Finally, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Geoffrey Uchechukwu Nnaji, has done the honorable thing. He has resigned from office and tagged himself “a victim of blackmail by political opponents.”
Since his appointment as Minister, Nnaji has been dogged by allegations of certificate forgeries as they pertain to both his first degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, as well as that of his National Youth Service Corp.
As confirmed by Bayo Onanuga, Presidential Spokesperson on Media and Strategy, Nnaji handed over his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
The President accepted Nnaji’s resignation, immediately, and wished him well.
Not a few people knew that Nnaji was going to resign even if it is to keep whatever credibility he has left.
The scandal associated with the forgery of the two certificates was too damning to ignore. It was a combination nobody could ignore and a scandal he couldn’t quite endure or gloss over.
In a statement on Tuesday, Onanuga said the President “accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, following the allegations against him.”
Onanuga also recalled that “President Tinubu appointed Nnaji in August 2023. He resigned today in a letter thanking the President for allowing him to serve Nigeria.”
He quoted the Minister as saying he has “been a target of blackmail by political opponents.”
In the past few days when the forgery allegation against Nnaji acquired a larger than life status, he and his loyalists have been pointing accusing fingers, directly and indirectly, at the Governor of his home State, Enugu, Peter Mbah. The Governor has, however, distances himself from it.
Premium Times, an online publication, has, in the past two years, been in the forefront of unraveling Nnaji.
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