<\/p>\n
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has dismissed allegations that he forged his university and NYSC certificates.<\/p>\n
Nnaji, an Enugu state-born politician, described the reports as \u201cdeliberate misinformation driven by politics.\u201d<\/p>\n
At a press conference on Monday in Abuja, his spokesman, Robert Ngwu, said Nnaji is a proud alumnus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology\/Biochemistry in 1985.<\/p>\n
Ngwu said the university had, in an official letter dated December 21, 2023, confirmed that \u201cMr. Geoffrey Uchechukwu Nnaji, with registration number 1981\/30725, was admitted in 1981 to study Microbiology\/Biochemistry and graduated in July 1985 with a Bachelor of Science, Second Class (Honours) Lower Division.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said the letter, duly signed by I.A.S. Onyeador for the registrar, was the only authentic communication issued by the institution on the matter and that it remains valid and verifiable.<\/p>\n
The spokesperson accused some university officials of conspiring with \u201cpolitical actors\u201d to discredit the minister, following the emergence of two People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) members as acting vice-chancellor and vice-chancellor in 2025.<\/p>\n
He added that the minister had approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to protect his records after learning of attempts to tamper with his academic file.<\/p>\n
According to him, Justice H.J. Yilwa granted injunctions restraining UNN from \u201ctampering with or continuing to tamper with\u201d Nnaji\u2019s academic records and compelling the release of his transcripts.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis episode is not about education or integrity. It is about political desperation disguised as academic inquiry.<\/p>\n
Nigerians are wiser than that \u2014 the facts are before the court, and the truth cannot be buried under propaganda,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said Nnaji remained committed to his duties and would not be distracted by what he called a \u201ccoordinated smear campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe minister is focused on advancing innovation, building science and technology capacity, and restoring confidence in research-driven growth,\u201d Ngwu said.<\/p>\n
The article was originally published on Abia Radio News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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