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The Digest:

As Minister Uche Nnaji faces a certificate scandal disowned by his university, a pattern emerges of Nigerian ministers, from Kemi Adeosun to Stella Oduah, becoming enmeshed in controversies over their academic and service records while in office.

Key Points:
  • Minister Uche Nnaji is under investigation for a degree certificate UNN states it never issued.
  • The NYSC also could not authenticate the national service certificate he presented.
  • Former Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun resigned in 2018 over a forged NYSC exemption certificate.
  • Ex-Minister Adebayo Shittu was accused of never participating in the NYSC scheme.
  • Current Minister Hannatu Musawa faced lawsuits for serving as a minister while an NYSC member.
  • Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo was cleared by the NYSC after forgery allegations.
  • Former Minister Stella Oduah is facing EFCC charges for alleged perjury and forgery of her NYSC status.
These recurring controversies cast a long shadow over the integrity of the public appointment process and the documents that enable it.

Sources: PREMIUM TIMES, Daily Trust