Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has urged the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, to surrender himself to police.
Effiong stated this in a post on his X handle on Tuesday, saying, “These were my final thoughts last night while featuring on Channels TV on the certificate forgery scandal involving Mr. Uche Nnaji, who has just resigned as Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology. He should surrender himself to the police,” he said.
Earlier on Tuesday, following the public outcry over the alleged certificate forgery, minister Nnaji resigned his position claiming to be the target of a political vendetta.
Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed his resignation in a statement, noting
that he thanked Tinubu for allowing him to serve Nigeria.
Onanuga said, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, following some allegations against him.”